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From: edgincd2@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Chris Edgington *Computer Science Major*)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc,comp.sys.intel
Subject: Re: Difference between a 386 and a 386sx
Summary: Couldn't you tell using a timer
Keywords: 386 386sx
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Date: 18 Sep 90 22:21:50 GMT
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If you wanted to determine whether or not the chip you are using is a 386
or a 386sx, couldn't you just execute some 32 bit intructions and time the
number of machine cycles it takes to execute them.

Chris Edgington