nataraj@celebrity.Eng.Sun.COM (Nataraj) (04/30/91)
How long does it take for the smalltime-cloners to come out with a machine after the big companies like IBM,Compaq,AST come out with a machine based on a new Intel Chip? I am specifically interested in the 486sx story. nataraj/.
plim@hpsgwp.sgp.hp.com (Peter Lim) (05/02/91)
/ nataraj@celebrity.Eng.Sun.COM (Nataraj) / 9:46 am Apr 30, 1991 / writes: > How long does it take for the smalltime-cloners to come out with > a machine after the big companies like IBM,Compaq,AST > come out with a machine based on a new Intel Chip? > According to a local newspaper ads. ACER claimed that they are the first one (in the world ? or in Singapore) to come out with a 486sx based machine. It was published a few days ago. > I am specifically interested in the 486sx story. > One rumour quarter claims that the 486sx's are actually 486 with defective math unit which is disabled. Any truth in this ??? Regards, ___o``\________________________________________________ ___ __ _ _ Peter Lim. V````\ @ @ . .. ... .- -> 76 MIPS at under US$20K !! --- -- - - /.------------------------------------------------ === == = = >--_// . .. ... .- -> 57 MIPS at under US$12K !! `' . If you guessed SUN, IBM or DEC, you are wrong ! E-mail: plim@hpsgwg.HP.COM Snail-mail: Hewlett Packard Singapore, Tel: (065)-279-2289 (ICDS, ICS) Telnet: 520-2289 1150 Depot Road, Singapore 0410. #include <standard_disclaimer.hpp>
brim@cbmvax.commodore.com (Mike Brim - Product Assurance) (05/03/91)
In article <3360023@hpsgwp.sgp.hp.com> plim@hpsgwp.sgp.hp.com (Peter Lim) writes: > / nataraj@celebrity.Eng.Sun.COM (Nataraj) / 9:46 am Apr 30, 1991 / writes: > > > How long does it take for the smalltime-cloners to come out with > > a machine after the big companies like IBM,Compaq,AST > > come out with a machine based on a new Intel Chip? > > > According to a local newspaper ads. ACER claimed that they are the first > one (in the world ? or in Singapore) to come out with a 486sx based machine. > It was published a few days ago. > > > > I am specifically interested in the 486sx story. > > > One rumour quarter claims that the 486sx's are actually 486 with defective > math unit which is disabled. Any truth in this ??? > > I don't know about the defective FPU part, but the 486SX is a full 486 with the FPU disabled. What's funny is that if you want a FPU for the 486SX you purchase the 487 which is a true 486 chip! When inserted the 487 acts as both the CPU and FPU and disables the 486SX chip. The list price I've seen for the 487 is around $800, while the 486SX costs around $250-300 (in quantities of course). -- ******************************************************************************** Disclaimer: I don't speak for my company or myself. Mike Brim | Commodore Electronics Limited PC Analyst - System Evaluation Group | West Chester, PA 19380 Product Assurance | InterNet: brim@cbmvax.commodore.com ********************************************************************************