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From: jdm@hodge.UUCP (jdm)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Is the 386SX pin compatable with the 286?
Keywords: 80386SX
Message-ID: <20851@hodge.UUCP>
Date: 17 Jul 89 23:42:04 GMT
Organization: Hodge Computer Research Corporation
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	I heard this crazy thing that the 80386SX is completely
	pin compatable with the 80286 then therefore it should
	be possible to replace the 286 on any motherboard with
	a 386SX.  Anybody else heard of this?  Would there not
	be some BIOS problems if this were possible?



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