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- From: glens@natinst.com (Glen Sescila)
- Subject: Re: Atari
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- Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 12:34:50 GMT
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- baffoni@aludra.usc.edu (Juxtaposer) writes:
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- > I agree totally with this. However, the brief descriptions of the
- > PDS have made me feel a bit troubled. Whenever it is mentioned, the most
- > oft-heard description of it is that it will enable "386sx" boards to be
- > connected...and sometimes it is just "386" boards. So, does this mean that
- > the PDS only access 16-bits????? If it accesses 32bits, then why in the heck
- > will it be unable to use a 486? Lastly, if it can use a '486, then why do
- > people insist on remarking on its lowest capability, or maybe just refer
- > to it as being "IBM emulatable" and avoid the chip designations alltogether
- > (which will be a lot more important when PINK is more substantial).
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- Keep in mind that Cypress (I believe it's them) makes a wonderful
- chip called the 486SLC. It is made to drop right into a 386SX slot. I
- imagine that anywhere a 386SX could be put you could use one of these
- instead. It will still only access memory in 16 bits of course but it
- should still provide excellent speed (for an emulator) !
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