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Subject: Re: FreeBSD and MMX
To: uhclem@nemesis.lonestar.org (Frank Durda IV)
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 96 13:59:44 MET
From: Greg Lehey <lehey.pad@sni.de>
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> Is anybody looking ahead six to nine months when the Pentium and
> Pentium-Pro chips with the MMX extensions start arriving in machines?
>
> According to Intels WWW FAQ, they
> didn't have mess with the integer microcode much, thus lowering the risk
> of a compatibility flaw of some sort.

Do you have a URL?  I've spent hours searching the Intel www site, and
found nothing about MMX.  How I love the web!


Greg