Date: Wed, 10 Sep 1997 13:06:22 -0700 From: "Michael L. VanLoon -- HeadCandy.com" <michaelv@MindBender.serv.net> To: Howard Lew <hlew@www2.shoppersnet.com> Cc: Ronny Jordalen <secrj@econ.uib.no>, Dmitry Morozovsky <marck@gw.rinet.ru>, freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: IBM/Cyrix PR200+ Message-ID: <199709102006.NAA12617@MindBender.serv.net> In-Reply-To: Your message of Wed, 10 Sep 97 11:18:12 -0700. <Pine.BSF.3.91.970910111247.3996B-100000@www2.shoppersnet.com>
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>I think the cpu types are now different for anything above 2.2.2R
>(correct me if I am wrong though)... This only is important if you
>recompile the kernel.
>
>2.2.2R
>Cyrix 6x86/L - 486
>Cyrix 6x86MX - 586
>AMD K5 - 586
>AMD K6 - 586
>
>2.2.2 SNAP (i.e. 8/31/97 or newer)
>Cyrix 6x86/L - 686 (as reported)
^^^
This is wrong -- the 6x86/L (i.e. M1) is a Pentium-class (586)
processor. The 6x86MX (i.e. M2) is a 686-class chip.
>Cyrix 6x86MX - 686
>AMD K5 - 586 (?)
>AMD K6 - 686 (?)
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