From:	Chad Fernandez <fernande AT internet1 DOT net>
Message-Id:	<199810210653.CAA24983@internet1.net>
To:	opendos AT delorie DOT com
Date:	Wed, 21 Oct 1998 03:03:20 -0600
X-EveryThing:	Net-Tamer 1.09.3 Unregistered
Subject:	Re: GEM GUI
Reply-To:	opendos AT delorie DOT com

   >Er, no.  Both were 16-bit processors; from a software standpoint
   >they are identical.  The 8088 had an 8-bit external bus -- it
   >needed two fetches to load a 16-bit register, so it was slower.
   >But anything that will run on an 8086 will also run on an 8088.
   >raster AT highfiber DOT com

That is what I recalled too, but I have never have actually seen an 8086.



Chad A. Fernandez
Battle Creek, MI



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