Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ?

On Fri, 13 Dec 2024 20:13:16 -0000 (UTC), Rich wrote:

The AT&T PC clone (itself a rebranded Olivetti machine) was an 8086.
That was my first exposure to the IBM PC compatible world, an AT&T PC
clone running the 8086.  While one /could/ measure the performance
difference in benchmarks, in real world usage it was not markedly
'faster' than an 8088 based system (i.e., the 20MB hard disk was the
same performance for both, and its sluggishness was what one spent most
of one's time waiting upon).

Then there was the best of both worlds NEC V20.

https://hackaday.com/2020/07/10/an-nec-v20-for-two-processors-in-one-sbc/

That one must have really chafed Intel's butt, a pin compatible drop in a
little faster that the 8088 and, wait for it, we had a few transistors
left over so it emulates the 8080 too. No wonder Intel sued.