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Subject	Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ?
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From	"186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net>
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Date	2024-12-13 22:40 -0500
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On 12/13/24 7:25 PM, rbowman wrote:
> On Fri, 13 Dec 2024 20:13:16 -0000 (UTC), Rich wrote:
> 
>> The AT&T PC clone (itself a rebranded Olivetti machine) was an 8086.
>> That was my first exposure to the IBM PC compatible world, an AT&T PC
>> clone running the 8086.  While one /could/ measure the performance
>> difference in benchmarks, in real world usage it was not markedly
>> 'faster' than an 8088 based system (i.e., the 20MB hard disk was the
>> same performance for both, and its sluggishness was what one spent most
>> of one's time waiting upon).
> 
> Then there was the best of both worlds NEC V20.
> 
> https://hackaday.com/2020/07/10/an-nec-v20-for-two-processors-in-one-sbc/
> 
> That one must have really chafed Intel's butt, a pin compatible drop in a
> little faster that the 8088 and, wait for it, we had a few transistors
> left over so it emulates the 8080 too. No wonder Intel sued.

   Put a V20 into an IBM Portable Computer once. It
   was a *little bit* faster - but as soon as you
   had to access anything on the floppy, well ....

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Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2024-12-09 14:15 +0100
  Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-12-09 13:32 +0000
    Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2024-12-09 14:51 +0100
    Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-09 22:36 +0100
  Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2024-12-09 16:52 +0000
    Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-12-09 17:01 +0000
      Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-09 22:44 +0100
        Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2024-12-09 13:58 -0800
          Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-10 01:25 +0000
            Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-12-10 01:54 -0500
              Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-10 08:01 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-12-11 00:45 -0500
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-11 06:05 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-12-11 03:50 -0500
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-12 01:58 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-12-11 22:26 -0500
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-12 08:43 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-12-12 04:20 -0500
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-12 20:37 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2024-12-12 12:54 -0800
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-13 02:03 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2024-12-13 20:13 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-14 00:25 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-12-13 22:40 -0500
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-12-14 13:18 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2024-12-12 21:19 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? Lars Poulsen <lars@cleo.beagle-ears.com> - 2024-12-12 20:46 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2024-12-13 04:37 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-13 08:43 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2024-12-13 19:44 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-13 21:09 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2024-12-13 20:16 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-14 00:38 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2024-12-14 05:10 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-14 06:28 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2024-12-14 12:46 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2024-12-14 16:22 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-14 19:16 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2024-12-14 21:50 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-13 11:31 +0100
              Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-10 14:38 +0100
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-12-11 00:51 -0500
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-11 11:08 +0100
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-12-11 10:35 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-12 01:32 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-12-12 10:51 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-12 20:22 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-12-11 23:03 -0500
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-12 10:35 +0100
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-12-12 23:24 -0500
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-13 11:29 +0100
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2024-12-13 08:32 -0800
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-12-13 16:34 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-12-13 22:20 -0500
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2024-12-14 05:10 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-14 06:20 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-14 12:24 +0100
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-14 06:14 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-12-14 23:57 -0500
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-15 06:46 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-12-15 23:47 -0500
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-12-15 10:51 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-15 19:08 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-12-16 11:38 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-16 14:24 +0100
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? Lars Poulsen <lars@cleo.beagle-ears.com> - 2024-12-16 21:20 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-12-17 10:17 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-12-15 23:34 -0500
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-12-16 12:00 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-16 21:14 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? Robert Riches <spamtrap42@jacob21819.net> - 2024-12-17 04:34 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-17 06:43 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-12-17 23:40 -0500
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-14 11:45 +0100
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-12-15 22:52 -0500
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2024-12-11 08:43 -0800
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2024-12-11 08:44 -0800
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-12-11 16:51 +0000
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-12-11 23:14 -0500
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-12-12 04:34 -0500
                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2024-12-12 23:10 +0000
              Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2024-12-18 06:42 +1000
          Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-10 09:59 +0100
          Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-12-10 16:29 +0000
      Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-10 00:59 +0000
    Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2024-12-09 22:35 +0100
      Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-12-10 16:21 +0000
  Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-09 22:34 +0100
  Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-10 00:56 +0000
    Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-12-11 03:54 -0500
      Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-11 11:10 +0100
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