Date   : Sun, 26 Sep 1982 0925-:00PDT
From   : Jeffrey@Office-2
Subject: Intel's 80286

The most recent edition of Computer Architecture News
(CAN) includes an article which compares the performance
of Intel's 80286 with other processors.  Its a short
article consisting primarily of a couple of tables.

The tables seem to indicate that a 10MHz 80286 performed
five or six small benchmarks much faster than all other
tested processors including a 16MHz 68000 and a VAX 780!

I've been reading some literature on the 80286 and it appears
overcome most of the limitations of the 8086 including
limited address space for processes and lack of protection.

From where I stand, the smaller 80186 (a single chip coupling
the 8086 with some support functions) and the 80286 look like
parts of a pretty large comeback for Intel and the 8086-family
in the microcomputer marketplace.

Maybe its not really a comeback since Intel was never really
behind.  However, for a while (before the announcement of the IBM PC)
it looked as if the 68000 was going to steal the show.

I would aprreciate hearing from people with information and/or
opinions about the 80286.

Thanks,

Jeffrey Stone
Menlo Park, CA