12 Nov
2000
12 Nov
'00
11:44 a.m.
From: Don Maslin <donm(a)cts.com>
Indeed it wasdeparture. the V20/30 was an attempt to wrest the 8086
market from intel... a few years in court NEC won as it was indeed
much different inside. What's bizzare is NEC also was licensed
for and made the 8088/6 fully compatable part too.
Anywho the differnces are enough that dropin is not done.
Allison
Not all the
same pin functions. Some internal differences, V40 has
async serial IO for example. Nicer part.
Yes, I know about the serial IO. I've used it. But are the pin
functions sufficiently different that you canmot use it as a direct
replacement for the 80186? If so, it is a departure from what you could
do with the V20 and V30.