First post, by Jo22
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- l33t++
Hi everyone,
Just noticed another birthday of a historic item: Intel's 386 is now 35 years old.
- It was released on October 17th, 1985.
Specs overview
Clock frequency: 12 MHz to 40 MHz
Manufacturing process: 1,5 µm to 1,0 µm (Micron), CMOS
Instruction set: x86 (16 bit) and x86-32
Data bus: 32-Bit or 16-Bit (optional mode or SX)
Address bus: 32-Bit or 24-Bit (optional mode or SX)
Coprocessors: 80387 (or 80287)
Other featues: Internal MMU, new 32-Bit PM, V86, energy savings features (SL etc), POPADD bug
Compatible models: Cyrix 486DLC/SXL/.., Chips & Technologies Super386
https://www.computerbase.de/2020-10/intel-i386dx-jubilaeum/
Also matching to this topic:
https://www.daniweb.com/hardware-and-software … he-x86-platform
Best regards,
Jo22
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