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From: ruiu@dragos.UUCP (dragos)
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Subject: Re: ???? Has anyone replaced the 80286 with NEC's V40 (6300+) ?????
Summary: AMD second sources 80286's
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Date: 20 Apr 89 20:58:37 GMT
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In article <2108@csd4.milw.wisc.edu>, astieber@csd4.milw.wisc.edu (Anthony J Stieber) writes:
> The NEC Microcomputer Products Databook 1987 describes the V40 as an 8/16
> bit microprocessor, the 80286 is a full 16 bits.  The V50 is described as
> a V40 but with a 16 bit data buss.  These two V-series chips seem to
> be clones on the Intel 8018x processors with 8080 emulation.  The V60 chip
> appears to be the 80386.  Apparently NEC never got a license to fabricate
> the 80286, in fact I think Harris was to the only company to second source
> that chip.
> Tony Stieber	astieber@csd4.milw.wisc.edu

  AMD second sources 286's. This was a cause of political problems for a 
while because AMD produced faster rated units than Intel. It is rumored that
this is why AMD does not second source 386's :-).
 
  I don't think that V60's are at all like 386's. It resembled a 68000.
Enough so that Motorola sued :-).




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