Date: Wed, 20 May 1998 05:51:17 -0700 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Original PC (was: talk (fwd)) Message-ID: <199805201251.FAA00472@antipodes.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 20 May 1998 10:43:54 %2B0200." <199805200843.KAA20151@dorifer.heim3.tu-clausthal.de>
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> > On top of that, the 8088 was cheaper > > because it had 8 bit memory (remember that most chips in those days > > were single bit). > > There was also an 68000-8 with external 8 bit bus. Actually, the "68000-8" is an 8MHz 68000 in common nomenclature. You may mean the 68008 (which came later) or the 68070 (which is a Philips part). -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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