Survey: Earliest Intel 386 to have the i386 logo.

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PostPosted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 2:24 pm    Post subject: Survey: Earliest Intel 386 to have the i386 logo. Reply with quote

Hi!

I came across a fake Intel 386 with the i386 logo. I suspect that the i386 logo where not in use when this model where around (A80386-20). To help cpu-collectors spot future fakes, can we get together finding around which week Intel started using the I386 logo?

Ok, we got a theory. As in science we will now try to crack this theory.

If i state:

Week 2 in 1989 was the last week without i386 logo
Week 3 in 1989 was the first week with i386 logo

everybody agree?.


Start diggin´ your collection and tradebox and find your earliest chip with the logo. Post a image or datecode here.

Mine:


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PostPosted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 3:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

1989, week 34


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PostPosted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 3:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

1989, week 14
my newest without logo is 1989 week 2
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 3:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

1989, week 28
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 4:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here are a few.

The A80386DX16 L6190661E ( I assume is 1986, week 19)
But it also says 1985 1987 on the front. Could it be 1996, week 19?
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 4:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Quote:
A80386DX16 L6190661E


is most probable 1996, as it has the newer "DX"-logo und no "-" as on later Pentiums und 486DX4.
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 5:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'd say the change was in 1989 week 3!




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PostPosted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 5:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

jrmunro wrote:
Here are a few.

The A80386DX16 L6190661E ( I assume is 1986, week 19)
But it also says 1985 1987 on the front. Could it be 1996, week 19?



Yeah 1996, like mine.

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PostPosted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 5:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

jrmunro wrote:
Here are a few.



..btw, nice SX065!


Very Happy

Here is the next spec up...


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PostPosted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 7:12 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

For me :
with logo : 33/1989 (386DX-20)
without logo : 52/1988 (386DX-20 too).

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PostPosted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 7:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ok, we got a theory. As in science we will now try to crack this theory.

If i state:

Week 2 in 1989 was the last week without i386 logo
Week 3 in 1989 was the first week with i386 logo


everybody agree?

(i.e keep checking. Perhaps there are more than one production line at Intel or even different assembly plants where the week could diff.)

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PostPosted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 7:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

1989, week 08
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 12:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Cpuswe wrote:
Ok, we got a theory. As in science we will now try to crack this theory.

If i state:

Week 2 in 1989 was the last week without i386 logo
Week 3 in 1989 was the first week with i386 logo


everybody agree?

(i.e keep checking. Perhaps there are more than one production line at Intel or even different assembly plants where the week could diff.)


All my 386's obey to the rule.

PS: maybe could we make a rule about the new 386DX logo too?

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PostPosted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 12:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

and with DX suffix too.
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 9:45 am    Post subject: Seems to work out Reply with quote

My latest non-logo chip is 50/1988, the earliest with logo is 13/1989. This would support your theory. Smile

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