From owner-freebsd-chat Sun Jun 23 14:36:57 1996 Return-Path: owner-chat Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id OAA24208 for chat-outgoing; Sun, 23 Jun 1996 14:36:57 -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 OAA24167; Sun, 23 Jun 1996 14:36:44 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by vector.jhs.no_domain (8.7.5/8.6.9) with SMTP id PAA14747; Sun, 23 Jun 1996 15:59:10 +0200 (MET DST) Message-Id: <199606231359.PAA14747@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: Bill/Carolyn Pechter , freebsd-hardware@freefall.freebsd.org, freebsd-chat@freefall.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 "Thu, 20 Jun 1996 23:57:24 PDT." <199606210657.XAA01085@MindBender.HeadCandy.com> Date: Sun, 23 Jun 1996 15:59:09 +0200 Sender: owner-chat@FreeBSD.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Hi, Reference: > From: "Michael L. VanLoon -- HeadCandy.com" > Subject: Re: Cyrix and AMD chips > Date: Thu, 20 Jun 1996 23:57:24 -0700 > Message-id: <199606210657.XAA01085@MindBender.HeadCandy.com> > > > >> >michaelv@HeadCandy.com (Michael L. VanLoon -- HeadCandy.com) > >> > AMD chips are awesome. They will work correctly with every > >> > motherboard that runs correctly with Intel chips. > > >Categorically Wrong ! > >2 Gigabyte GA-486US came with Intel 486 33MHz, ran error free for years, > >on multiple OSs, but did not work with 2 pre-tested AMD 486-66 > >(npx probe failed on the Gigabyte boards), > >then systems did (& still do) work again with Intel 486-66. > > How long ago was this? Gary J & I did the tests maybe 6 to 12 months ago, can't remember exactly when. > I know there were some very early chips that had some sort of FPU bug, > or something similar, that would show up under demanding situations. > But those should have been flushed out of the channel *long* ago. Rod knew AMD details, perhaps Gary J remembers too , all I really remember now is both AMDs failed on npx with both boards. Julian -- Julian H. Stacey jhs@freebsd.org http://www.freebsd.org/~jhs/