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From: ntaib@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Nur Iskandar Taib)
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Subject: Re: Question about different 386's ...
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Date: 9 Apr 91 16:00:03 GMT
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>Close, but no cigar.  The 8086/8088 (and 80186/80188/80286) are *all*
>16-bit CPUs.  The 8086/80186/80286 have 16-bit data busses, while the
>8088/80188 have 8-bit data busses.  Too bad Intel didn't follow their
>own convention and call the 386SX an 80388 :-)

Or the 8088 the 8086SX.. hehehehehe




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