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From: tris@alzabo.uucp (Tris Orendorff)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: 386 vs 386SX
Message-ID: <1990Jan2.191435.7247@alzabo.uucp>
Date: 2 Jan 90 19:14:35 GMT
References: <988@crash.cts.com>
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jca@pnet01.cts.com (John C. Archambeau) writes:


>You and I are in the same boat.  My understanding is that a 386SX is identical
>to a 386 with respect to what will run on it, but you have certain limitations
>that are put on it (i.e.: 16-bit data bus, 16 Mb of addressable memory (most
>386SX motherboard use 286 chip sets which work just fine)).  But if you are
>just looking for a 286 board with 386 compatability then the 386SX will suit
>you just fine.
> 
>     // JCA

	See MIPS Magazine, Volume 2, Number 1 (January 1990) for a comparasion
between 386SX and 386 computers running OS/2 and Unix.
	Also of interest, PC Magazine, Volume 9, Number 1 (January 16, 1990)
has an interesting article on pp 131.  "286 vs. 386: The Real Cost Difference
is Negligible."

-- 
				Sincerely Yours
				Tris Orendorff
				tris@alzabo.uucp
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