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- From: isc10085@nusunix1.nus.sg (NG YENG YONG)
- Subject: Re: Info on 386slc
- Message-ID: <1993Jan12.095952.6050@nuscc.nus.sg>
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- Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 09:59:52 GMT
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- Phil Malin (psm@mullian.ee.mu.OZ.AU) wrote:
- : I was wondering if anyone could enlighten me about the 386slc chip brought
- : out by IBM. From what I've heard it's supposed to be pin compatible with
- : the 386sx and includes onboard cache (~2K), instruction optimisation, etc.
- : I have a 16MHz 386sx and would like to know if it's possible to rip the
- : 386sx chip out and plug this baby in. I also have a coprocessor (although I
- : don't see what difference this should make, just thought I'd mention it).
- : Is this possible? Is it as simple as this?
-
- The IBM's 386slc is an INTEL 386sx + 16KB on-chip cache. The SLC is
- about 20-40% faster than a SX due to the on-chip cache. Therefore it is
- totally compatible with the INTEL 386sx. But the licence agreement
- between IBM and INTEL is that IBM can only market the SLC in a system or
- on a upgrade board but not as a single chip. So, you cannot purchase the
- SLC from IBM.
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- Best regards,
- Steve
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