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From: mikew@proton.LCS.MIT.EDU (Michael B. Williams)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: Buying a 386, please HELP!?!
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Date: 17 Aug 90 18:03:07 GMT
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In article <1249800002@S55.Prime.COM>, CUMMINGS@S55.Prime.COM writes:
|> 
|> 386:  I would recomend a 386SX, especially if you plan on running
MS-DOS on it.
|>       Memory upgrades will be cheaper (because you can upgrade in 1/2 the
|>       increments a full 386 needs (16 bit memory vs 32 bit memory).
|> 

You have GOT to be kidding.  There is NO difference between so-called
``16-bit'' memory and ``32-bit'' memory; they are exactly the same thing
and cost exactly the same amount.  In fact, the term ``16-bit memory''
is a misnomer; it actually refers to memory that is accessed 16 bits at
a time.  If you access it 32 bits at a time (via the motherboard, EISA
or MCA bus) it instantly and magically becomes ``32-bit memory.''

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