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From: grant@clleth.UUCP (Grant Fengstad)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Unix of 386sx (was Re: Mylex Motherboards - Why not?)
Summary: Unix on 386SX
Message-ID: <125@clleth.UUCP>
Date: 25 Aug 89 17:40:03 GMT
References: <1711@crdgw1.crd.ge.com> <9dda02id4bQ.01@amdahl.uts.amdahl.com> <6912@bunker.UUCP>
Organization: ComputerLand (Canada), Lethbridge, AB
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In article <6912@bunker.UUCP>, shap@bunker.UUCP (Joseph D. Shapiro) writes:
> 
> Is that a 386 specific unix or one that will also run on 286's?
> 

No, the 80386SX uses 32 bit internal registers and is fully programmable
compabitible with the 80386.  The only thing it shares with the 80286 is
the 16 bit data path.

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> ISC-Bunker Ramo     				 ...too."
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