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From: cwr@crash.cts.com (Will Rose)
Subject: Re: i386EX Chip
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Date: Sat, 30 Apr 1994 01:46:54 GMT
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Robert John Johnson (robertj@malibu.sfu.ca) wrote:
: Hello:

: We are considering using a i386EX chip in our robotics project.

: This is a new chip which Intel is realeasing.  Bassically, it is an Embedded
: Processor very similar to the 386SX.

: My problem is that I have finally found a dealler who knows what it is and
: he told me that they would not be producing chips until the third quarter
: of this year.  (July - September)

Sounds about right - the delivery date has slipped a few times.
We got all excited about it, until Intel told our board supplier
that the EX wouldn't run MSDOS - some problem apparently with DMA.
The board supplier is now going to build a 386 SX board, which
suits us fine as a lot of of development stuff and test gear is
DOS-based.

Will
cwr@crash.cts.com

