From owner-freebsd-hardware Sun Jun 23 14:36:38 1996 Return-Path: owner-hardware Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id OAA24141 for hardware-outgoing; Sun, 23 Jun 1996 14:36:38 -0700 (PDT) Received: from vector.jhs.no_domain (slip139-92-42-146.ut.nl.ibm.net [139.92.42.146]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id OAA24085; Sun, 23 Jun 1996 14:36:16 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by vector.jhs.no_domain (8.7.5/8.6.9) with SMTP id QAA14819; Sun, 23 Jun 1996 16:27:22 +0200 (MET DST) Message-Id: <199606231427.QAA14819@vector.jhs.no_domain> X-Authentication-Warning: vector.jhs.no_domain: Host localhost [127.0.0.1] didn't use HELO protocol To: "Michael L. VanLoon -- HeadCandy.com" cc: "Andrew V. Stesin" , hardware@FreeBSD.org, gj@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Cyrix and AMD chips From: "Julian H. Stacey" Reply-To: "Julian H. Stacey" Organization: Vector Systems Ltd. Address: Holz Strasse 27d, 80469 Munich, Germany Phone: +49.89.268616 Fax: +49.89.2608126 (later) Web: http://www.freebsd.org/~jhs/ Mailer: EXMH 1.6.7, PGP available In-reply-to: Your message of "Fri, 21 Jun 1996 00:47:11 PDT." <199606210747.AAA01382@MindBender.HeadCandy.com> Date: Sun, 23 Jun 1996 16:27:21 +0200 Sender: owner-hardware@FreeBSD.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Hi, Reference: > From: "Michael L. VanLoon -- HeadCandy.com" > Subject: Re: Cyrix and AMD chips > >From jhs@freebsd.org > ># Only certainty is: AMD chips are Not always plug compatible. > > > I 100% agree -- not always compatible; not to mention the fact > > that early Enhanced Am486 chips were ummm... say, crap, > > and non-enhanced ones generally sucked, too -- compared to Intel. > > From "Andrew V. Stesin" > I *strongly* disagree. Not sure if you disagree with Andrew's bit or my bit, if mine: A pity you aren't in Munich, I think one of those chips is still in Munich, I still have those same 2 boards (I bough Gary J's off him a while ago), I never bet money, but I'd have bet you an indian meal +drinks, that I could reproduce the failure :-) > What vintage chips are you speaking of? Can't remember, Ask Rod Grimes or Gary Jennejohn. Julian -- Julian H. Stacey jhs@freebsd.org http://www.freebsd.org/~jhs/