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From: kaufman@delta.eecs.nwu.edu (Michael L. Kaufman)
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Subject: Re: Pure speculation re:80586
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Date: 15 Sep 90 20:00:59 GMT
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In article <7680003@hp-lsd.COS.HP.COM> paulc@hp-lsd.COS.HP.COM (Paul Carroll) writes:
>	The real question is:  what would you do to the 80586
>	or 80686 to make it stand out from the 80486?  Just

The thing to do is to make the 80586 virtualize itself.  Have a v386 mode would
be cute, but would not solve any great problems.  Having a v586 more would
solve most of the currect ones.

Michael