Subj : Re: V20
To   : kirkspragg
From : poindexter FORTRAN
Date : Wed Jun 25 2025 08:11:38

-=> kirkspragg wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

 ki> How much did it improve performance? Was there anything in particular
 ki> that went much faster with a V20?

I forget the specifics, but in benchmarks, an 8 mhz V20 "appeared" to be
an 11 mhz 8088. The beauty was that it was 100% pin and instruction-set
compatible - pull the 8088 out, drop in the V20, and you're good to go.


 
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