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From: bader@b.psy.cmu.edu (Miles Bader)
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Subject: 16 v. 32 bit
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Date: Mon, 16-Dec-85 12:05:18 EST
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Posted: Mon Dec 16 12:05:18 1985
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Well, the 8088 *IS* a 16 bit processor internally-- i.e., 16 bit data paths,
16 bit alu.  But the 68000 is ALSO a 16 bit processor internally-- 16 bit
data path and alu.  It just happens to have operations on longs built in...

Not that I like the 8088, of course.

[processor wars!]
				-Miles