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From: cyamamot@aludra.usc.edu (Cliff Yamamoto)
Newsgroups: comp.arch,comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Has the 486 been fixed?  Does AMI use it?
Keywords: 486, bugs, AMI
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Date: 23 Jan 90 15:26:01 GMT
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Greetings,

Does anyone know if Intel has finally started shipping the corrected 486?
I understand there are *three* versions!  The first buggy one, a somewhat
fixed one (requires extra hardware), and the final corrected version.

We are interested in getting a 486 drop-in motherboard replacement for
evaluation purposes at work.  I've noticed AMI (American Megatrends) has
a motherboard.  Yes I know Compaq is probably better, but we just want the
motherboard.

- Can anyone tell me what "codes" are stamped on the CPU so I know which
  version it is?
- Does anyone know if AMI is using the fixed version?
- Does anyone have AMI's address/phone#?  I'd like to contact them personally.

Thanks for any assistance.  Please email me directly as the volume of traffic
in these newsgroups is quite high and I might miss it.

Clifford Yamamoto
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
4800 Oak Grove Drive
M/S 238-737, Section 333
Pasadena, Calif.  91109
(818) 354-9264