Re: 486SL package ?

From: Paul Khoury (pkhoury_at_loop.com)
Date: Tue Oct 20 1998 - 01:00:41 EDT

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>Are you confusing the 486SL for the 486SLC? The 486SLC is
>an IBM/Cyrix SX hybrid chip (16/32) popular in IBMs MCA
>machines (700/720 Portables, various PS/2 machines), whilst
>the 486SL is the power saving version of the 486 by Intel
>(What we would refer to as the mobile version <g>).
>

Actually, I might be able to believe that the 486SL has 16K of cache, and I'm POSITIVE
that it has an FPU because I tested and benchmarked it today.

The 386SL was like a 386DX, but low power. Both required an add-on FPU. So I take it
that the 486SL is like the 486DX, but also low power.

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