mslater@cup.portal.com (Michael Z Slater) (03/10/91)
<SPEC table that I posted deleted> Mark Lord writes: >Q: Did the i486 use a compiler which generates 32 bit code, > or was one of the more common 16-bit compilers used? > >Q: Also, what CPU "mode" was used on the i486? > (Real? Protected? V8086?) The SPEC suite runs under Unix, so I think it's fair to assume that the processor was running in protected mode. And I'm sure Intel would have used the compiler that produced the best possible results, so the code is surely 32 bit. Michael Slater, Microprocessor Report mslater@cup.portal.com