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From: john@jwt.UUCP (John Temples)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: 80386-33 and "double sigma rule" ??
Message-ID: <2275@jwt.UUCP>
Date: 18 Nov 90 20:50:57 GMT
References: <3720001@hpsgwp.sgp.hp.com> <15882@cbmvax.commodore.com>
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In article <15882@cbmvax.commodore.com> brim@cbmvax.commodore.com (Mike Brim - Product Assurance) writes:
>If you are referring to the "16-bit only operation" bug, that occurred only 
>with early 16MHz 80386 CPUs (and the 1st 20,000 of them).  20MHz and greater
>do not have the problem.  The buggy 16MHZ 80386's are also suppose to have 
>markings on it stating that the chip is for 16-bit operation only.  

I have an 80386-20 at work imprinted with "16 BIT S/W ONLY" on the CPU, so
the above information is not correct.  This is in a Proteus system that's
2 or 3 years old.
-- 
John W. Temples -- john@jwt.UUCP (uunet!jwt!john)