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From: marva@mntgfx.mentor.com (Marv Allenbrand)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: v20 chip
Summary: V20 works fine
Message-ID: <1988Sep1.163324.870@mntgfx.mentor.com>
Date: 1 Sep 88 23:33:21 GMT
References: <1821@akgua.ATT.COM> <4006@ritcsh.UUCP>
Organization: Mentor Graphics Corporation, Beaverton Oregon
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In article <4006@ritcsh.UUCP>, dani@ritcsh.UUCP (Dani Kadoch) writes:
> In article <1821@akgua.ATT.COM> brb@akgua.ATT.COM (Brian R. Bainter) writes:
> >I have been contemplating the possibility of replacing my 8088 in
> >my XT clone with a V20 chip. Has anyone had any experience with
> >this chip? 
>
> I worked with an XT clone that had its 8088 replaced with a V20 and
> had all sorts of trouble.
> I also know there are incompatibilites with programs such as 
> COPYWRIT and COPYIIPC.
> 
I have been running a V20 in my PC clone for over two years (4.77 and 8Mhz).
I have had no problems and all my software still runs including COPYIIPC.
The speed difference isn't very noticable, but in some cases there is a small
improvement in performance.

    -Marv

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Marv Allenbrand                        ...!tektronix!sequent!mntgfx!marva
Mentor Graphics Corp.                  marva@mntgfx.MENTOR.COM
(These are my opinions only and not those of Mentor Graphics Corp.)