frank@odetics.com (Frank Merrow) (03/28/91)
Hi, One of our hardware engineers asked me a question I don't have a good answer for. How do I tell from software what kind of CPU I am running in. In particular, how can I tell if I am running in a 386 or a 386-SX? Pointers to source and/or files on SIMTEL etc greatly appreciated. Frank
drp@buhub.bradley.edu (Douglas Pokorny) (04/04/91)
frank@odetics.com (Frank Merrow) writes: >Hi, >One of our hardware engineers asked me a question I don't have a good >answer for. How do I tell from software what kind of CPU I am running >in. In particular, how can I tell if I am running in a 386 or a 386-SX? >Pointers to source and/or files on SIMTEL etc greatly appreciated. Then again, I'd have to ask.... WHY DOES IT MATTER?? They're both '386 machines and can run the same code. (I don't care if they have different prefect instruction caches -- that does not matter when it comes to executing code) If the purpose of this request is so that you may write software which will not run on a particular machine, it seems futile. -Doug (Flame all ya want...we'll make more) (drp@buhub.bradley.edu)