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From: rbowman <bowman@montana.com>
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Subject: Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ?
Date: 14 Dec 2024 00:25:20 GMT
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On Fri, 13 Dec 2024 20:13:16 -0000 (UTC), Rich wrote:

> The AT&T PC clone (itself a rebranded Olivetti machine) was an 8086.
> That was my first exposure to the IBM PC compatible world, an AT&T PC
> clone running the 8086.  While one /could/ measure the performance
> difference in benchmarks, in real world usage it was not markedly
> 'faster' than an 8088 based system (i.e., the 20MB hard disk was the
> same performance for both, and its sluggishness was what one spent most
> of one's time waiting upon).

Then there was the best of both worlds NEC V20.

https://hackaday.com/2020/07/10/an-nec-v20-for-two-processors-in-one-sbc/

That one must have really chafed Intel's butt, a pin compatible drop in a 
little faster that the 8088 and, wait for it, we had a few transistors 
left over so it emulates the 8080 too. No wonder Intel sued.