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Re:Show HN: My website, hosted on a 386 25 MHz, 4 MiB of RAM... by smackeyacky on Saturday April 16, 2022 @04:41PM (#31055912)
Sort of. 32 bit internally, 16 bit externally. Not as fast as the DX but had all the processor modes so could run protected mode unlike the 286.

One place I worked we sold a 286 upgrade board that had a 386sx and a few support chips. Undearneath was a 286 style socket. You removed your 286 and put this thing in its place. They worked OK and provided a decent speed boost.

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Re:Show HN: My website, hosted on a 386 25 MHz, 4 MiB of RAM... by unfocussed_mike on Saturday April 16, 2022 @05:49PM (#31056396)
Amstrad's last great PC series (the 3x86 series made with very standard components, unlike the unusual 2x86 series) used this strategy for the 3386, I think.
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