bwb@sei.cmu.edu (Bruce Benson) (11/20/90)
My Kaypro cpu checked out. It is a NEC V20. I went to Radio shack and they ordered a comperable chip, or thought they did. Actually, an 8086 chip was deleivered. My owners manual specifications section, lists the CPU as an 8088. My question is, will the 8086 work in place of the 8088 chip? Or is it incompatible? Help!! Thanks, Gary Please follow up to gto@sei.cmu.edu
kaleb@thyme.jpl.nasa.gov (Kaleb Keithley ) (11/20/90)
In article <9605@fy.sei.cmu.edu> gto@sei.cmu.edu (Gary Odegard) writes: >My Kaypro cpu checked out. It is a NEC V20. I went to Radio shack and they >ordered a comperable chip, or thought they did. Actually, an 8086 chip was >deleivered. My owners manual specifications section, lists the CPU as an 8088. > >My question is, will the 8086 work in place of the 8088 chip? Or is it >incompatible? > No! Would you expect an 80286 to work? 8086 and 8088 are two different beasts. Take the 8086 back to Radio Schlock and get your money back. Furthermore, check the back pages of Byte or PC Mag or something and mail-order a V-20, you'll be glad you did. -- Kaleb Keithley Jet Propulsion Labs kaleb@thyme.jpl.nasa.gov I don't watch Twin Peaks; I just come to work.
tom@afthree.as.arizona.edu (Thomas J. Trebisky) (11/21/90)
>My Kaypro cpu checked out. It is a NEC V20. I went to Radio shack and they >ordered a comperable chip, or thought they did. Actually, an 8086 chip was >deleivered. My owners manual specifications section, lists the CPU as an 8088. >My question is, will the 8086 work in place of the 8088 chip? Or is it >incompatible? You really went to Radio Shack? No the 8086 will not work, and a 8088 (which would be fine) will not be as nice as the V20 (an enhancement of the 8088). Try JDR Microdevices, 1-800-538-5000 They are speedy and reliable in my experience. They list the V20 at $6.95 ($8.95 for 8Mhz) in a recent catalog.