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From: gordon@inmet.UUCP
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Subject: Re: NEC V20 How to How to USE?
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Date: Thu, 25-Sep-86 12:14:00 EDT
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Posted: Thu Sep 25 12:14:00 1986
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Nf-From: inmet.UUCP!gordon    Sep 25 12:14:00 1986


When I installed a V20 in my PC, I found that DISKCOPY and FORMAT
didn't work any more.  Since it was an 8Mhz chip, I had increased
the clock speed at the same time and perhaps that was the cause of
the problem.  In the end, the performance improvement was so
negligible (5 or 10% with the standard clock speed) that I decided
to put the 8088 back and buy a "PC Elevator" which is a card with
an 80286 on it.  The V20 with an 8Mhz clock is definitely the most
bang (50% speedup) for the buck (about $25 including crystal).  It
just bugs me when basic utilities don't work.

		-- Mike Gordon	(ihnp4!inmet!gordon)