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From: jca@pnet01.cts.com (John C. Archambeau)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Brain-dead 286 ?
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Date: 11 Mar 90 19:16:10 GMT
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wb8foz@mthvax.cs.miami.edu (David Lesher) writes:
>My view?
>
>I want a 386 box at some point. Not because it is "faster" but
>rather because of the virtual 8086 modes and the 386 mode.
>
>But I don't want to pay Intel's gouging price. I'll wait. 
>
>What ever became of the plans for 386 {chip} clones? Did the time and
>money NEC spent on defending the V-{2,3}0 scare everyone off?

We may see 386 (chip) clones.  There are 287 clones out there now.
 
     // JCA

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