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From: alle@ihuxb.UUCP
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Subject: Re: 186 Troubles? - (nf)
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Date: Mon, 29-Aug-83 17:12:06 EDT
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Posted: Mon Aug 29 17:12:06 1983
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I spoke to an Intel representative about the 186 problems and he
vehemently denied any plans to cancel the '186.  He said that there
are some problems with the current chip, but that a fix is in the
works.

I don't know how credible this response is, but I do know of some
designers using the '186 and the problems have not hampered their
work to any great extent.

BTW, the '286 would not satisfy any persons who planned on using
the '186.  The '186 is an 8086 with peripherals (Interrupt controller,
timers, address decoders, DMA controller) while the '286 is an
8086 with virtual memory capability.

Allen England at Bell Labs, Naperville, IL
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