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From: tim@ism780c.UUCP (Tim Smith)
Newsgroups: net.micro,net.micro.pc
Subject: Re: IBM's new 32 bit machine - not an 80386?
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Date: Fri, 3-Jan-86 19:29:23 EST
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Posted: Fri Jan  3 19:29:23 1986
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In article <216@utastro.UUCP> jk@utastro.UUCP (John Krist) writes:
>
>     I have been informed by someone that the IBM 32 bit machine does not
>  use a 80386.  But I was assured by the person I talked to from IBM that 
>  the computer will run PC software.  All I can guess is that maybe it 
>  uses a 68020 running an emulation program (probably a good deal faster     
>  than an PC or XT).  What's going on?
>   

Perhaps a 68000 or 68020 with custom micro-code?
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Tim Smith       sdcrdcf!ism780c!tim || ima!ism780!tim || ihnp4!cithep!tim