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From: pavlov@hscfvax.UUCP (840033@G.Pavlov)
Newsgroups: net.micro.pc
Subject: Re: 8088-2
Message-ID: <205@hscfvax.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 2-Jul-86 12:39:57 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jul  2 12:39:57 1986
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Keywords: What's the "-2" mean?

In article <3842@utah-cs.UUCP>, halff@utah-cs.UUCP (Henry M. Halff) writes:
> Several clones advertise that they use a 8088-2 processor.  Can
> anyone tell me what the difference is between an 8088-2 and an
> 8088 is?
> 
An "8088-2" includes functions/circuits that an 8088-based machine requires a
additional (support) chips for.  While an 8088-2 -based machine also requires
support chips, the overall logic chip count is reduced substantially - thereby
reducing cost, size, and (usually) failure points.

  g. pavlov, fstrf, amherst, ny.