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From: wales@ucla-cs.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Clock speed with V-20 on turbo clone
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Date: Fri, 10-Apr-87 00:08:23 EST
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Posted: Fri Apr 10 00:08:23 1987
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I have a Taiwanese "turbo XT clone".  It currently uses an Intel
8088-2 as the processor, and the clock speed can be switched at will
between 4.77 and 8 MHz.

I have ordered a NEC V-20 processor chip (8 MHz version), which I
plan to install in place of the 8088-2.

My question is:

Once I install the 8 MHz V-20, is there any reason I would ever want to
run the clock at the slow speed (4.77 MHz)?  Or should I simply run at
8 MHz all the time, no matter what software I am running?

In asking this question, I am not worrying about timing-dependent pro-
grams such as games.  I realize the timing on these will be all messed
up once I switch from an 8088 to a V-20; I don't care.

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