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From: jchapman@watcgl.UUCP (john chapman)
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Subject: Re: ANOTHER 32-BIT MACHINE???
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Date: Tue, 26-Mar-85 09:06:08 EST
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Posted: Tue Mar 26 09:06:08 1985
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> > 	... all I can say about the 386 is that it is a full 32 bit 
> > microprocessor, (with four gigabyte segments) which is totally binary 
> > compatible with the iAPX86 family.
> 
> That statement is self-contradictory.  Binary compatibility with the
> 8086 is fundamentally incompatible with a full 32-bit architecture.
> -- 
> 				Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology
> 				{allegra,ihnp4,linus,decvax}!utzoo!henry

 why is it contradictory? the 386 could have a compatability mode
 to execute iAPX86 programs (similar to vax compatability mode -
 or does being able to run pdp-11 programs mean the vax isn't a
 true 32 machine?).
 
 John Chapman
 ....!watmath!watcgl!jchapman