Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ?

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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.

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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
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                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
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                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
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                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2024-12-13 04:37 +0000
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                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
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                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
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                Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-12-12 10:51 +0000
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