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From: mikel@bmcg.UUCP (Mike Lesher)
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Subject: Re: The 80386 is HERE!
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Date: Thu, 24-Oct-85 12:04:06 EDT
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In article <328@graffiti.UUCP> peter@graffiti.UUCP (Peter da Silva) writes:
>> Yesterday, Intel officially introduced the 80386 microprocessor.  Now,
>> finally, we can all talk about it.
>
>Yes, infoworld had an article on it. I'm impressed. Finally, after 3 or 4
>iterations (8086, 186, 286, 386) intel has discovered that 64-K segments aren't
>the way to go. Maybe this will convince Motorola and National to produce
>some good cheap MMUs. mf{_ter all, if intel can learn, why can't they?

Not only was it announced but we had one before the announcement.  In our tests
it seems that the chip worked as a 386 and not a 286 or 186 but we don't have
it running with ROM or RAM yet, just a test fixture with single step.  We
should have an operational system using the chip at full speed near the start
of the year.

Mike Lesher