[Xastir] Some advice on a dedicated Xastir box please?

[Hamish Moffatt]

On Wed, Apr 02, 2003 at 09:21:47AM -0500, Dick C. Reichenbach wrote:
> It's been a while, but if I remember correctly the 386SX's are 286
> pinout chips.  They use the old 286 memory lines, so you can get away
> with using only 1 memory chip per bank, and the newer 386DX's use the 4
> chips per bank.  I'm thinking you would need a bare minimum 386DX chip
> to run the Linux, seeing how it is a 32bit OS.

The 386SX had 16 bit memory interface so it needed 2 (8-bit) memory
chips per bank. The 386DX had 32 bit memory and needed 4 chips.

The 386SX is a 32-bit processor like the 386DX, but with a 16-bit memory
I/O interface. It runs linux fine.


Hamish
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