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From: John-David Childs <jdc@denver.net>
To: Steve Hovey <shovey@buffnet.net>
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See the Usenet Newsgroups comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.* FAQ's
If I remember correctly, there is a comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.chips
FAQ which will answer all of your questions and then some.

On Tue, 8 Jul 1997, Steve Hovey wrote:

> 
> This isnt directly related to the list topic, but I figure if anyone would
> know this answer it would be one of you guys.
> 
> What the heck is the difference between a regular 486 chip, and the amd
> and cyrix 586 chips that go in 486 motherboards?
> 
> 

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