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Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 22:14:53 -0700
To: Roddie Hasan <roddie@ki.net>
From: John Scharles <johns@cruz.isle.net>
Subject: Re: AMD 586 runs FreeBSD just FINE
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Since you can get the motherboard with the 133 AMD cpu for less than $100
I'd just get a new motherboard and forget the cpu upgrade! I've been using
the AMD 586/133 in a number of systems and have found the motherboard based
on the UMC chipset to be reliable, whereas the boards based on the ALI
chipset seem to have lots of problems.

John

At 11:09 PM 10/11/96 -0400, you 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
>
>
John Scharles