viggo@freja.diku.dk (Allan Kim Schougaard) (12/17/88)
spectre@cisunx.UUCP (Robert Sillett) writes: >>Sorry, Dion, but I thought the thread of this discussion was about >>PC-type machines. In that context the 80186/80188, although not >>unknown, is not at all popular. >If you have an open mind, you can argue that the 80186 is popular with >PC's. After all, the NEC V20/30 chips support the 80186's code. Not >only did Intel add support chips to the 80186, but they added a few more >code inctructions (4 if memory serves). I realize that this is a minute >point, but it's nice to be able to write code written for the 286 at work >and run it on my V20 at home. This can be done directly with MASM or even >Turbo C -- just set the code generation for 80186/80286. I would like som verification on this! It is true that V30 can work like an 80186 but can a V20 ? And can they both work like 80286 ? If will they run *OS 2* ? I have the following info: The V50 can (with some special memoryhandling system) be made to work *exactly* like a 80286. (I got this info from a japanese who worked at Intel (I think) in Japan. Unfortunately I have lost his letter. ! If you are reading this please respond !) Viggo at DIKU Viggo@freja.dk
simon@ms.uky.edu (Simon Gales) (12/19/88)
In article <4299@freja.diku.dk> viggo@freja.diku.dk (Allan Kim Schougaard) writes: >I would like som verification on this! It is true that V30 can work like an >80186 but can a V20 ? And can they both work like 80286 ? If will they run >*OS 2* ? The 80186 has extra support chips integrated into the same chip, and some of the 286's nice instructions, but I don't think it has the 'protected' mode of the 286. Without it, it cannot run Os/2. /--------------------------------------------------------------------------\ Simon Gales@University of Ky UUCP: {rutgers, uunet}!ukma!simon Arpa: simon@ms.uky.edu MaBell: (606) 263-2285/257-3597 BitNet: simon@UKMA.BITNET -- /--------------------------------------------------------------------------\ Simon Gales@University of Ky UUCP: {rutgers, uunet}!ukma!simon Arpa: simon@ms.uky.edu MaBell: (606) 263-2285/257-3597 BitNet: simon@UKMA.BITNET