Article-I.D.: utastro.216
Posted: Sat Dec 28 12:01:16 1985
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     I have been informed by someone that the IBM 32 bit machine does not
  use a 80386.  But I was assured by the person I talked to from IBM that 
  the computer will run PC software.  All I can guess is that maybe it 
  uses a 68020 running an emulation program (probably a good deal faster     
  than an PC or XT).  What's going on?
   
   John Krist
   U. Texas Astronomy Dept.
   jk@utastro.UUCP

Article-I.D.: ism780c.210
Posted: Fri Jan  3 19:29:23 1986
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In article <216@utastro.UUCP> jk@utastro.UUCP (John Krist) writes:
>
>     I have been informed by someone that the IBM 32 bit machine does not
>  use a 80386.  But I was assured by the person I talked to from IBM that 
>  the computer will run PC software.  All I can guess is that maybe it 
>  uses a 68020 running an emulation program (probably a good deal faster     
>  than an PC or XT).  What's going on?
>   

Perhaps a 68000 or 68020 with custom micro-code?
-- 
Tim Smith       sdcrdcf!ism780c!tim || ima!ism780!tim || ihnp4!cithep!tim

Article-I.D.: sdcrdcf.2555
Posted: Fri Jan  3 23:45:34 1986
Date-Received: Sun, 5-Jan-86 01:59:57 EST
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Reply-To: doon@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Harry W. Reed)
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In article <210@ism780c.UUCP> tim@ism780c.UUCP (Tim Smith) writes:
>In article <216@utastro.UUCP> jk@utastro.UUCP (John Krist) writes:
>>
>>     I have been informed by someone that the IBM 32 bit machine does not
>>  use a 80386.  But I was assured by the person I talked to from IBM that 
>>  the computer will run PC software.  All I can guess is that maybe it 
>>  uses a 68020 running an emulation program (probably a good deal faster     
>>  than an PC or XT).  What's going on?
>>   
>
>Perhaps a 68000 or 68020 with custom micro-code?

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