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- From: ahansfor@bigwpi.wpi.edu (Andrew L. Hansford)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: Intel vs Motorola
- Date: 11 Dec 92 18:47:57
- Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA 01609-2280
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- Message-ID: <AHANSFOR.92Dec11184757@bigwpi.wpi.edu>
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- In-reply-to: andy@onkyo.incubus.sub.org's message of 9 Dec 92 01:29:37 GMT
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- >>>>> On 9 Dec 92 01:29:37 GMT, andy@onkyo.incubus.sub.org (Andreas Goehler) said:
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- andy> --
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- andy> Who knows ANYTHING about Intel's new 586 alias P5 alias Pentium
- andy> ???
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- It's fast and its caused a lot of companies to abandon the MIPS
- processor.
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- andy> Will it be 64-bit Data and Address Bus.
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- andy> Will it be 8-bit
- andy> internal as all other x86 ???
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- WHAT? A the 8088/86/286 are 16bit internal. the 386/486 are 32 bit internal.
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- andy> Does it include a 386 unit as
- andy> planed earlier ??? Is it any competition to the new MC68060 as
- andy> soon as both of these processors are out.
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- No. People using Motorola 68K line will go up to the 060 and intel
- users will move to the Pentium.
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- andy> OKay, I hope to get some answers this time.
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- Try the intel newsgroup.
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- - Andrew Hansford
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