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From: chiyoko@knight.ice.sda.cbis.com (Chiyoko)
Subject: 386 VS 286
Message-ID: <1994Apr11.194516.513@roadie.uucp>
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Date: Mon, 11 Apr 1994 19:45:16 GMT
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I am comparing architechtures among X86s.
Could anyone answer the following questions?

Do the 286 processors use translation lookaside buffers (TLBs)?

What type of write polyicy does a typical 286 processor implement?

Are there any references comparing a segmented memory model and
a linear flat memory model?

Pardon me for the ancient subject but I have not worked on Intel processors
before.

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