Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!wuarchive!uwm.edu!bionet!apple!altos!altos86!rcollins From: rcollins@altos86.Altos.COM (Robert Collins) Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer Subject: Re: Detecting an 80486 Message-ID: <3867@altos86.Altos.COM> Date: 28 Aug 90 15:06:37 GMT References: <4562NU013809@NDSUVM1> <1990Aug27.222630.26146@caen.engin.umich.edu> Reply-To: rcollins@altos86.UUCP (Robert Collins) Organization: Altos Computer Systems, San Jose, CA Lines: 18 In article <1990Aug27.222630.26146@caen.engin.umich.edu> jal@acc (John Lauro) writes: >> >>For those of us not omnipotent this translates to Load Machine Type Word. >>Where AX receives: (0 = 8086, 1 = 8088, 2 = 80186, 3 = 80286, 4 = 80386) > >The 386 and I assume 486 do something like that, but only at power up. >Check your manuals on conditions after reset. Too bad all 386/486 >BIOS makers don't stuff that information somewhere.... An instruction Better BIOSs do. MR BIOS does. -- "Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only." Mat. 4:10 Robert Collins UUCP: ...!sun!altos86!rcollins HOME: (408) 225-8002 WORK: (408) 432-6200 x4356