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>From whittle@scf.usc.edu Fri Dec 9 13:55:18 1994
From: Randal Whittle <whittle@scf.usc.edu>
Message-Id: <199412092155.NAA24744@aludra.usc.edu>
Subject: Re: Socketed 750 CPU's
To: whittle@chaph.usc.edu (Randal Whittle)
Date: Fri, 9 Dec 1994 13:55:15 -0800 (PST)
In-Reply-To: <199412091918.LAA00768@aludra.usc.edu> from "Randal Whittle" at Dec 9, 94 11:18:47 am
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> > BTW, John Kim correctly noted that the 750's have an IBM proprietary chip
> > called the 486SLC running at 33Mhz. This chip contains a math co-processor
> > and should _not_ be confused with the Intel 486SL chip which does _not_ ha
> > a math coprocessor.
>
> Sorry Robert, but either you or John are confused on this one.
>
> The TP 750's use the Intel 486SL chip which *does* have a math-co
> and operates at low power.
>
> The other IBM chip, the 486SLC has *no* math-co, but also happens
> to have a 16K on-chip cache.
Just as a follow-up, I think one or both of the models 500 and 720
used the IBM SLC chip. Anyone?
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Randy Whittle whittle@usc.edu | Y'know, Tuna just |
USC School of Business (Fight on, 'SC Trojans!)| doesn't taste the same |
(My opinions are mine, but since I'm | since they took the |
right, they should be yours too.) | Dolphin out! |
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