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From: ejkst@unix.cis.pittsburgh.edu (Eric J. Kennedy)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Bridgeboard Accelerators?
Keywords: what works?
Message-ID: <18808@unix.cis.pittsburgh.edu>
Date: 21 Jul 89 03:20:42 GMT
References: <1384@esunix.UUCP> <769@bnr-fos.UUCP>
Reply-To: ejkst@unix.cis.pittsburgh.edu (Eric J. Kennedy)
Organization: Univ. of Pittsburgh, Comp & Info Services
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In article <769@bnr-fos.UUCP> protcoop@bnr-public.UUCP (Co-op Student) writes:

>A friend of mine replaced the 8086 on the bridgeboard with a NEC(?) V20
>chip and it did not work.  Just a word of warning.

The NEC V20 is *not* a replacement for the 8086, it is a replacement for
the 8088.  The V30 is the replacement for the 8086.

So does the bridgeboard use an 8086 or 8088?  If an 8086, there's your
friend's problem.


-- 
Eric Kennedy
ejkst@cisunx.UUCP