i386DX, help needed

Jacek Malec jacma at IDA.LiU.SE
Mon Jan 21 07:43:00 AEST 1991


Thanks to everybody, who answered to my (or our) questions.  It seems
that we don't have to worry, and that our 80386DX-33 should be OK.

However, one particular question seems to have received contradictory
answers. Some answers claim that "sigma-sigma" (or other) sign has
been used only up till 20MHZ version and should not appear on faster
processors.  Other people claim that they have it on their 33MHz chip!

So if you are not bored by answering me, please do it once more. My
questions are now the following:
1. What means (or has ment) the "sigma-sigma" sign on the processor?
   (Intel's final sign of approval?)
2. What means (or has ment) the "sigma-pi" sign on the processor?
3. Where can I find some (printed?) info about these matters?
4. Is there any contact in Intel, Inc. (e-mail?) where I could try to
   get some "official" answer? (I'm currently trying to find such in
   Intel-Sweden, but no success yet:-()

If possible, please answer by e-mail (jam at ida.liu.se) and Cc: to
marek at amargosa.uucp

Thanks in advance
--
Jacek
(Jacek Malec, Dept of Computer and Information Science,
Linkoping University, 583 81 Linkoping, Sweden,
tel. +46 13 282362, email: jam at ida.liu.se)



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