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Re: OT: processor binary- or pin-compatibility, was [Re: Processor

From Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid>
Newsgroups alt.os.development, alt.folklore.computers, comp.arch
Subject Re: OT: processor binary- or pin-compatibility, was [Re: Processor
Date 2016-04-03 14:44 +0200
Organization Me, Myself and I
Message-ID <7qf7tc-i61.ln1@sambook.reistad.name> (permalink)
References <nd19lt$3h5$1@dont-email.me> <dm9f78FflomU36@mid.individual.net> <c1.2b8.3qdDy3$05p@NOVOSAD3.EMBARQ.COM>

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In article <c1.2b8.3qdDy3$05p@NOVOSAD3.EMBARQ.COM>,
Steve <Bogus@Embarq.com> wrote:
>Hi,
>
>Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> writes:
>>On Fri, 01 Apr 2016 21:22:31 -0400, Rod Pemberton wrote:
>>
>>> NEC V20 - binary compatible with 80186
>>
>>That sort of depends on whether you limit yourself to the instruction 
>>set. The 80186 had a very different software interface to (e.g.) the 
>>interrupt controller.
>
>   According to "The Undocumented PC", the V20 did not support
>undocumented 80186 opcodes.  It also had a mode where it
>supported 8080 binary code.

Also, it was noticably faster, especially with early multitasking
stuff like QNX and GEM. 

-- mrr

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Processor ISAs "Bill Cunningham" <billcun-remove-@suddenlink.net> - 2016-03-24 13:58 -0500
  Re: Processor ISAs "Alexei A. Frounze" <alexfrunews@gmail.com> - 2016-03-24 13:50 -0700
    Re: Processor ISAs "Bill Cunningham" <billcun-remove-@suddenlink.net> - 2016-03-24 17:31 -0500
  Re: Processor ISAs Rod Pemberton <NoHaveNotOne@bcczxcfre.cmm> - 2016-03-24 19:17 -0400
  Re: Processor ISAs "Benjamin David Lunt" <zfysz@fysnet.net> - 2016-03-24 17:50 -0700
    Re: Processor ISAs "Bill Cunningham" <billcun-remove-@suddenlink.net> - 2016-03-25 13:21 -0500
  Re: Processor ISAs "wolfgang kern" <nowhere@never.at> - 2016-03-25 08:24 +0100
    Re: Processor ISAs Herbert Kleebauer <klee@unibwm.de> - 2016-03-25 12:43 +0100
  Re: Processor ISAs Lucretia <laguest9000@googlemail.com> - 2016-03-28 06:45 -0700
    Re: Processor ISAs Lucretia <laguest9000@googlemail.com> - 2016-03-28 06:54 -0700
      Re: Processor ISAs "wolfgang kern" <nowhere@never.at> - 2016-03-28 22:40 +0200
        Re: Processor ISAs Lucretia <laguest9000@googlemail.com> - 2016-03-29 13:00 -0700
          Re: Processor ISAs "wolfgang kern" <nowhere@never.at> - 2016-03-30 11:17 +0200
      Re: Processor ISAs James Harris <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2016-04-01 10:15 +0100
        Re: Processor ISAs "wolfgang kern" <nowhere@never.at> - 2016-04-01 13:16 +0200
          Re: Processor ISAs James Harris <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2016-04-01 22:48 +0100
            OT: processor binary- or pin-compatibility, was [Re: Processor ISAs] Rod Pemberton <NoHaveNotOne@bcczxcfre.cmm> - 2016-04-01 21:22 -0400
              Re: OT: processor binary- or pin-compatibility, was [Re: Processor ISAs] Rod Pemberton <NoHaveNotOne@bcczxcfre.cmm> - 2016-04-01 21:26 -0400
              Re: OT: processor binary- or pin-compatibility, was [Re: Processor ISAs] Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-04-02 08:46 +0000
                Re: OT: processor binary- or pin-compatibility, was [Re: Processor Bogus@Embarq.com (Steve) - 2016-04-03 12:31 +0000
                Re: OT: processor binary- or pin-compatibility, was [Re: Processor Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-04-03 14:44 +0200
                Re: OT: processor binary- or pin-compatibility, was [Re: Processor Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-04-03 18:53 +0000
                Re: OT: processor binary- or pin-compatibility, was [Re: Processor Bogus@Embarq.com (Steve) - 2016-04-03 20:07 +0000
                Re: OT: processor binary- or pin-compatibility, was [Re: Processor Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-04-03 21:18 +0000
                Re: OT: processor binary- or pin-compatibility, was [Re: Processor "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-04-03 20:20 -0400
                Re: OT: processor binary- or pin-compatibility, was [Re: Processor "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-04-03 20:17 -0400
                Re: OT: processor binary- or pin-compatibility, was [Re: Processor pechter@pechter.dyndns.org (William Pechter) - 2016-04-04 15:53 +0000
              Re: processor binary- or pin-compatibility, was [Re: Processor ISAs] "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2016-04-04 17:24 -0500
                Re: processor binary- or pin-compatibility, was [Re: Processor ISAs] Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-04-04 23:08 +0000
                Re: processor binary- or pin-compatibility, was [Re: Processor ISAs] Bogus@Embarq.com (Steve) - 2016-04-05 17:43 +0000
                Re: processor binary- or pin-compatibility, was [Re: Processor ISAs] Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-04-05 19:15 +0100
            Re: Processor ISAs "wolfgang kern" <nowhere@never.at> - 2016-04-02 10:59 +0200

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