Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2003 16:45:38 -0500 From: "rob copsey" <robc@execpc.com> To: Josh Tolbert <hemi@puresimplicity.net> Cc: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Subject: Re: *56 - versions Message-ID: <200311062145.hA6LjcAR040674@mail0.mx.voyager.net>
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> On Wed, Nov 05, 2003 at 12:22:47PM -0500, rob copsey wrote: > > Hello, > > I've recently come across a *56 processor that starts with pc > > rather than ev. Can I use this in my Miata MX5? Is this a version > > of the architecture with cache that more closly resembles that of > > an x86 for use with windoze? > > please help > > -RC > > -- > > Hi Rob, > > I haven't seen any responses yet, so I'm going to take a stab at > it. The answer is "no, PC56 CPUs won't work in a PWS." The PC56 > CPUs were touted as "inexpensive Alphas" and were only used in one > motherboard (that I know of), the PC164SX. They were cheaper than > EV56 CPUs, but didn't perform as well. > > I'm pulling all of this from memory, so feel free to call me nasty > names if I'm wrong. :) > > Thanks, > Josh > > Josh, Thanks to you & Wilko for the tips. I'm just a newbie to Alphas, but already I feel the need to delve into the dusty bowels of my recently salvaged 433au MX5. I know my hardware is antique and I don't expect miracles, I just want to extend my knowlege of the architecture with the hope of being able to apply this knowledge on a larger scale (SMP/PP). I'm lucky that there are history buffs like you around so that I can afford to do this. As for chastising you for being wrong, it would be too trivial. Thanks again, Rob --
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