Path: utzoo!mnetor!tmsoft!masnet!canremote!william.richardson From: william.richardson@canremote.uucp (WILLIAM RICHARDSON) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: V20 vs. 8088: Is there an Message-ID: <89080907301922@masnet.uucp> Date: 8 Aug 89 22:47:00 GMT Organization: Canada Remote Systems Limited, Mississauga, ON, Canada Lines: 16 The V20 is an excellent value for the money. For $10-$20 you can get a 7% improvement in speed + 80286 real mode instructions & 8080 compatability for CPM, the V20/30 are CMOS and run alot cooler that the 8088/86 versions from Intel & AMD. A reduced microinstruction code can mean the difference between BASIC & Assembler. Just the POST increase in speed for PCs' & XTs' is worth it! Try running a math/graphics intense program like F19 or FlightSim Side by Side with a standard 8088/86. I put a V30-8 in my model 30 and now get a norton SI of 4.3 from 1.8 that was standard. Has anyone noticed the new 80287/80387 from Witec? They claim 200% increase with the same clock rate on the 80287. Fun note: most ATs' run their Co-Processer at 2/3 the system speed! That can be fixed though, I'm running mine & 16Mhz on a 12Mhz AT ! --- ~ EZ-Reader 1.20 ~ -ex * QNet 1.03a3: CanConfMail: . HQBBS / ~ Toronto ~ Canada ~ 416y566y1765