Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!hellgate.utah.edu!peruvian.utah.edu!mosmith From: mosmith%peruvian.utah.edu@cs.utah.edu (Matt Smith) Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer Subject: CPU Detection Keywords: DOS, cpu Message-ID: <1990Sep28.094945.8027@hellgate.utah.edu> Date: 28 Sep 90 15:49:45 GMT References: <7768@sunquest.UUCP> Sender: mosmith@peruvian.utah.edu Organization: University of Utah CS Dept Lines: 8 I know that this subjetc is probably hashed over but how do you get the computer to reveal what cpu it is running under. I saw something about trying op codes that are only valid for the cpu and testing the error trap. Could some one please send me a bit of code showing how to accomplish this? thanx mosmith@peruvian.utah.edu