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From: johnl@iecc.cambridge.ma.us (John R. Levine)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc,comp.sys.intel
Subject: Re: When will the 8088 die?
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Date: 2 Dec 90 22:36:24 GMT
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In article <90335.202651F0O@psuvm.psu.edu> F0O@psuvm.psu.edu writes:
>    I've been wondering since the 486 chips are out now, when is intel and
>others going to stop making the 8088?

When it stops being useful.  Granted, if you want to run MS-DOS programs,
you're better off with a 386SX or better to run the latest pile of DOSoid
applications, but there's a lot more places people use computers than in a
desktop box.

There are still a lot of 8085s and Z80s made and used, probably more than
there are 8088s, because they are entirely adequate as embedded controllers,
device controllers, and the like.  So long as there is equipment that can be
controlled by a 5MHz 8088, Intel will make 8088s to control it.

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