Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucsd!ucselx!crash!pro-berks.cts.com!jims From: jims@pro-berks.cts.com (Jim Sloan) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Subject: Re: Difference between a 386 and a 386sx Message-ID: <4507@crash.cts.com> Date: 19 Sep 90 09:05:12 GMT Sender: root@crash.cts.com Lines: 12 In-Reply-To: message from tlhilde@ecn.purdue.edu The 386SX is a 32 bit processor that has ONLY a 16 bit data path. The reason many people say not to go with the SX is that any extra memory not on the motherboard (sheesh for that matter even motherboard memory) is only 16 bit memory, instead of 32-bit. Phoenix Systems Software P.O. Box 2525 West Lawn, PA 19609 c/o Jim Sloan My employer(s) is/are my customer(s). I cannot represent their views.