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Date:      Mon, 14 Oct 1996 07:02:25 -0400
From:      "Matthew A. Gessner" <mgessner@aristar.com>
To:        Roddie Hasan <roddie@ki.net>
Cc:        hackers <hackers@FreeBSD.ORG>, FreeBSD Hardware group <hardware@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: AMD 586 runs FreeBSD just FINE
Message-ID:  <32621DC1.41C67EA6@aristar.com>
References:  <Pine.NEB.3.95.961011230742.4885B-100000@quagmire.ki.net>

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Roddie Hasan wrote:
> 
> Hi Matt,
> 
> >   I just bought one of those them there fancy shmancy CPU upgrades.  I
> > had an Intel 486/DX266 and upgraded to a AMD 586/133 from Ganberry via
> > Micro Warehouse.  For $140 I have a machine that runs about 2.5 x
> > faster!
> 
> I'm thinking of throwing one of those boards in my machine.  (I currently
> have a DX266 also).  What did you set your cpu type to in the kernel
> settings?  I would assume 486, but I want to make sure.
> 
> Ciao, Roddie

I didn't change A THING!  I just stuck the new CPU in the socket and
rebooted.  Pretty awesome.

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Matthew Gessner, Computer Scientist, <mgessner@aristar.com>
Aristar, Inc.
302 N. Cleveland-Massillon Rd.
Akron, OH 44333
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