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From: doon@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Harry W. Reed)
Newsgroups: net.micro,net.micro.pc
Subject: Re: IBM's new 32 bit machine - not an 80386?
Message-ID: <2555@sdcrdcf.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 3-Jan-86 23:45:34 EST
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Posted: Fri Jan  3 23:45:34 1986
Date-Received: Sun, 5-Jan-86 01:59:57 EST
References: <216@utastro.UUCP> <210@ism780c.UUCP>
Reply-To: doon@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Harry W. Reed)
Organization: System Development Corporation R&D, Santa Monica
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In article <210@ism780c.UUCP> tim@ism780c.UUCP (Tim Smith) writes:
>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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