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From: kls30@duts.ccc.amdahl.com (Kent L Shephard)
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Subject: Re: 386 dx vs. sx
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Date: 9 Jan 91 16:37:16 GMT
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In article <40867@nigel.ee.udel.edu> ITOC100@indycms.iupui.edu (James Nelson) writes:
>Ok, I've seen the comparisons of the 386 dx vs. the sx, but what (if any
>is the difference between the dx and a straight 386?
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A dx is a plain old 386 sx has 16bit  data bus and 24 adress lines.
>
>I thought that the only difference between the sx and a straight 386 was
>that the sx does 16 bit memory fetches and the 386 does 32 bit.  Now the
>dx does 32 bit memory fetches...what am I missing?

I don't know what are you missing?  sx=16bit, dx=32bit.
>
>Jim Nelson
>jnelson@indymed.iupui.edu
>itoc100@indycms.iupui.edu
>itoc100@indyvax.iupui.edu


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