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From: baba@spar.UUCP (Baba ROM DOS)
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Subject: Re: IBM's new 32 bit machine - not an 80386?
Message-ID: <743@spar.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 4-Jan-86 22:24:03 EST
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Posted: Sat Jan  4 22:24:03 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?
> -- 
> Tim Smith       sdcrdcf!ism780c!tim || ima!ism780!tim || ihnp4!cithep!tim

More likely the machine in question is the much-rumored "PC/RT", which 
reportedly has a proprietary 32-bit RISC processor plus a 286 processor
to handle the PC I/O.  The I/O processor could presumably run PC software
all by itself, though probably not concurrently with supporting the RISC.

						Baba ROM DOS