From: rafal@utstat.toronto.edu (Rafal Kustra (summer student)) Subject: Re: To cache or not to cache. Which machine to buy. Date: Sun, 7 Feb 1993 03:02:52 GMT
In article <1993Feb5.045711.22109@blaze.cs.jhu.edu> bogstad@blaze.cs.jhu.edu (Bill Bogstad) writes:
>>I thought it was a world trend. I would get one of those over a 386.
>>However, I'd recommend a 486DX, because:
>>
>>1. The 16 bit bus of the SX will slow Linux down, as it's talking to
>> the memory in full 32 bit transfers.
>
> You are WRONG. The Intel 486SX has a 32 bit bus just like the 486DX.
>It is the 386SX that only has an external 16 bit bus.
>
> Bill Bogstad
And Cyrix 486SLC, which is a replacement of 386SX.
Rafal
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