Gary Gary wrote: > [...] > In the case of the 8088, if I remember correctly, the V20 processor > would increase your CPU speed from 4.77 Mhz, to 6.0 Mhz. Someone > please confirm or correct. Thanks. Gary
It's all very fuzzy in my memory now, but I think the NEC V chips introduced the first of the "equivalence" ratings that are so common now. I stuck a V30 in my Olivetti M24, replacing the 8MHz 8086. So far as I know, without changing the actual timing on the motherboard, the chip still ran at an identical 8MHz clock rate. Yet there was a MARKED improvement in performance. I played the sub game GATO quite a bit at the time. My friend with a stock IBM XT used to joke that my sub was waterskiing, and the game moved at a much faster pace. Everything else seemed a bit snappier, and it was a nice machine to work on (the green display was stunning) for many years, particularly with DesqView. - Bob To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe SURVPC in the body of the message. Also, trim this footer from any quoted replies. More info can be found at; http://www.softcon.com/archives/SURVPC.html
