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Article #621557Re: Old word processors
From: Carlos E.R.
Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2018 13:35
Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2018 13:35
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On 2018-03-25 15:09, Gareth's Downstairs Computer wrote: > On 25/03/2018 13:40, Carlos E.R. wrote: >> On 2018-03-24 16:56, Quadibloc wrote: >>> Yes, running at 4.77 MHz. However, calling the 8088 the "8-bit version >>> of the 8086" is potentially confusing. >>> >>> It had an 8-bit external data bus, but it still had the same registers >>> and instruction set as the 8086; it was still a 16-bit microprocessor. >> >> Yes, the bus was multiplexed. >> >> They used a similar trick with the 80386SX, IIRC: 32 bit inside, 16 >> bit bus. >> > > And how well off we low level aficionados felt with the 386SX! It was the best I could afford ;-) And I did not buy the faster clock, either. I remember studying the capabilities of that processor and being very disappointed at what dos/win could do with it. -- Cheers, Carlos.
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