Hehe, I had a card for our 8088 that accelerated it to faster-than-286 speed according to the manual. I think it helped to accept the 286 instruction set as well. You could turn it on and off via a switch.
On 8/23/06, Michael Devore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 05:25 PM 8/23/2006 -0500, I wrote: > > > >MD> not make a difference. Does anybody here have an 8086 and can act as a > > >MD> test subject in a reasonable turn-around time frame? > > > > > > You yourself? > > > >Nope, I haven't had an 8086 in over a decade. Maybe two. > > Come to think of it, it wasn't an 8086 or an 8088. It was that super-duper > upgrade chip: the semi-marvelous and hemi-magical V20. > > Claimed increase in performance from 8088: 30%. Real world increase: > 5-10%. Oh well, I think it only cost about thirty bucks at the time. > > V20 probably tests out as an 80188 in the CPU routine, so it should fail > with message as well the others, for anyone hanging on the NEC wonder chips > of history. Same results as with a V30. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? > Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier > Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-devel mailing list > Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel > -- Fall is my favorite season in Los Angeles, watching the birds change color and fall from the trees. David Letterman (1947 - ) See ya ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel
