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Date:      Fri, 19 Jul 1996 15:42:59 +0000 (GMT)
From:      Gabor Zahemszky <zgabor@CoDe.hu>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Intel Pentium vs AMD/Cyrix/NexGen
Message-ID:  <199607191543.PAA00834@CoDe.CoDe.hu>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.A32.3.92a.960718171605.130423B-100000@homer10.u.washington.edu> from "Ken Marsh" at Jul 18, 96 05:19:09 pm

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> Well, I am running FreeBSD ver. 2.0.5 on my AMD DX4-120 (Enhanced version)
> without any processor related trouble. Note: I couldn't even boot LINUX,
> but I don't know if that is a processor thing or not...

Hm, my FBSD machine at work is a Texas 486, my home machine is an AMD 486, but
I'm interested in the Pentium class processors.

> Maybe you haven't heard... NexGen was bought out by AMD(?) and is
> discontinued.

Thanx, I didn't hear it.

And another question: does ULSI/Texas, I don't know who has any other Pentium 
class processor?

> > I would like to know more pros/cons about these type of processors.
> > So many people said something about Cyrix, but nothing about the other clones.
> > So?  Are there any known differences?  What about a multiprocessor machine
> > with these clone processors?

-- 
	Gabor Zahemszky <zgabor@CoDe.hu>

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