If that would be the case, would it be possible to replace an 8088 with an
8086 to make it faster, or would it not work, because of a possible 8-bit
instead of 16-bit bus on the M/B?
-Jason
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> From: Roger Merchberger <zmerch_at_30below.com>
> To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
> Subject: Re: Classic != IBM AT
> Date: Thursday, November 05, 1998 7:38 PM
>
> Yes, to say that the 8088 and 8086 were the same is incorrect, but they
> _basically_ had the same core and everything... it was just the data bus
> was 8 bit on the 8088 and 16-bit on the 8086. They were fully compatible
> program-wise, just that the 8086 was faster as it could push 2x data over
> the 8088.
>
> Comparing the 80386 and the Pentium wouldn't be fair, tho. Comparing the
> 80386SX (with the 16-bit data bus) and the 80386DX (with the 32-bit data
> bus) would be a lot better comparison... as again, the chips were fully
> compatible, but the DX's were faster due to the larger data bus.
>
> Just the way I seem to remember it...
>
> Roger "Merch" Merchberger
Received on Thu Nov 05 1998 - 20:42:56 GMT