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- From: mortenk@dhhalden.no (MORTEN KNUDSEN)
- Subject: Re: Intel claims the Pentium is 64-bit! (who cares if it real
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- References: <Byt60r.EuH@utdallas.edu> <723617018snz@mccomp.demon.co.uk> <1992Dec10.003011.14950@news.tufts.edu>
- Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 21:02:43 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec10.003011.14950@news.tufts.edu> pmorvill@jade.tufts.edu (Paul Morville) writes:
- >From: pmorvill@jade.tufts.edu (Paul Morville)
- >Subject: Re: Intel claims the Pentium is 64-bit! (who cares if it real
- >Date: 10 Dec 92 00:30:11 GMT
- >>Sorry that just doesn't hold water. This is the first time I've ever heard
- >>the 8080A being described as a 16 bit micro. Ok so it had a few extensions
- >>to its instruction set to allow a very limited sub set of 16 bit additons
- >>& subtractions, but equally it could be argued that the 8096/196 family is
- >>32 bit as it has similar extensions for to its instruction set. I don't
- >>think intel would even try to argue that processor as 32bit. I think the
- >>general concensus of opinion on this would say if the chip don't have a 64
- >>bit data bus at its pins, it ain't a 64 bit micro.
- >
- >I was under the impression that the 386sx has a 16 bit data bus at its pins.
- >It runs 32 bit software so it must be 32 bit. Isn't this just what we're
- >talking about here?
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- Is the 8088 a 16 bit or 8 bit micro? I seem to remember that Intel's
- referance manual described it as a 8 bit micro.
-