Date: Sun, 19 May 1996 14:04:35 -0700 From: "Michael L. VanLoon -- HeadCandy.com" <michaelv@HeadCandy.com> To: David Leask <David.Leask@cl.cam.ac.uk> Cc: hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Cx486 DX2-80 Message-ID: <199605192105.OAA04808@MindBender.HeadCandy.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of Sun, 19 May 96 20:40:51 %2B0100. <E0uLELU-0005dN-00@heaton.cl.cam.ac.uk>
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>Just a quick query with regards to FreeBSD & Cyrix CPUs.
>I am looking at buying a (second-hand) PC with a Cx486 DX2-80 CPU.
>When I checked through the archives I found a post from Jordan
>saying:
>>> 4) Does FreeBSD support Cyrix processors?
>> Yes, but I'd hardly recommend one!
>This was from early 1995.
>Is this advice still valid? (and, roughly speaking, why?)
>Should I keep looking?
I'm sure that comment was with regards to 486DLCs. If so, it does not
apply to true 486DX chips from Cyrix (or anyone else). From all the
reports I've heard, if it's a true 486DX, you shouldn't have problems.
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