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From: noelroy@kean.mun.ca (Noel Roy, Economics Dept., Memorial University)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: V20 compatibility with Intel (Was:  Re: Is the XT dead?)
Message-ID: <19352@kean.mun.ca>
Date: 5 Oct 89 13:58:20 GMT
References: <25281C37.2028@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca> <39398@bu-cs.BU.EDU>
Organization: Computing Services, Memorial University. St.John's Nfld, Canada
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In article <39398@bu-cs.BU.EDU>, ngeow@bu-cs.BU.EDU (Yee Ngeow) writes:
> In article <25281C37.2028@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca> cs4g6ag@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca (Stephen M. Dunn) writes:
>>   The 186 instruction set is a subset of the 286's, so if 286 code works, so
>>will 186 (and in fact, I'm certian that 186 code works; however, I didn't
>>realize 286 code did too.  But why should I care?  I have a 286)
>>
>>As far as I know, the V20 and V30 don't have protected mode, so they wouldn't
>>be able to run OS/2.
>>
> Flipping through the pages of PC Resource, Oct issue, I saw a XT laptop
> compatible using a NEC-V40 Chip. What is this chip? Is it pin compatible
> with the 8088? Are there anymore NEC V Chips? Like a V-50???
> 
> Thanks in advance, 
> Kwong
> 
>>-- 
>>Stephen M. Dunn                         cs4g6ag@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca
>>       <std_disclaimer.h> = "\nI'm only an undergraduate!!!\n";
>>**********************************************************************
>>TORONTO BLUE JAYS - 1989 AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST CHAMPIONS!  GO JAYS GO!!

My understanding is that the V-40 supports the full 80286 instruction 
set.  However, it doesn't support protected mode either.

Noel