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> A few years ago, at a computer "show", really more of a sale than a show,
> in Atlanta, I bought a Motherboard which contained an Intel RapidCAD
> 386/40 processor. In the 40MHz version, you got an 80386DX/40 CPU with
> quite a bit more internal cache than Intel's normal 80386DX processors,
> paired with an 80387DX/40 co-processor which had, either 32KB or 64KB of
> internal cache, I forget which, and claimed to be the equal of the old
> Weitech floating point scientific math processor chips in floating point
> calculations. The board also had sockets for 256K of fast cache chips,
> and 8 sockets for 30-pin true parity SIMM sticks. It had 7 16-bit ISA
> slots and the whole thing was packaged on a board not much more than 8
> inches long and wide.
>
> Intel produced this RapidCAD chip pair in 33 MHz versions as well. I
> never heard of a 25 MHz or slower version. This Intel setup, thanks to
> its internal caching and 40 MHz processor clock speed, was the fastest
> 80386/80387 pair ever made. In their day, they were the heart of serious
> high-end workstations, and could easily swing with most 80486 systems
> available at the same time, at least until the 80486 became available in
> 50 MHz and DX2/66 versions or faster.
Thats interesting. I had the impression that Intel abandoned the 386
after 33Mz because they wanted to push their 486 machines.
I must say I like my 386 because it boots up very much faster than
the 486s that Ive looked at.
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Bye now,
Ian.
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