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From: jnw@mcnc.UUCP (John White)
Newsgroups: net.micro.pc
Subject: Re: V20 Over-hyped
Message-ID: <1002@mcnc.mcnc.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 20-Nov-85 22:21:28 EST
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Posted: Wed Nov 20 22:21:28 1985
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> 
> My experience with the V20 is that it speeds things up about
> 4-7%.  It's nice to have the 186 instruction set if you're an
> assembly language programmer, and may come in handy if you have a
> CP/M fetish or other sad perversion, but don't anybody believe
> the "10-40%" nonsense that you see bandied about in the ads.

I got about 11% more dhrystones when I switched from a 8088 to a V20.
This is worth the price. I suggest using the 8Mhz part rather than
the 5Mhz part. I have heard that the duty cycle on the V20 clock is
different so with a 5Mhz V20 in a PC the specs won't be met.