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Date:      Fri, 11 Oct 1996 22:58:01 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Steve Corso <steve@news.netdtw.com>
To:        "Matthew A. Gessner" <mgessner@aristar.com>
Cc:        hackers <hackers@freebsd.org>, FreeBSD Hardware group <hardware@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: AMD 586 runs FreeBSD just FINE
Message-ID:  <Pine.3.89.9610112231.B15216-0100000@news.NetDTW.com>
In-Reply-To: <325E64E0.167EB0E7@aristar.com>

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I have been running the 586/133 here for about 3 weeks with no problems 
as well (2.1.5R).

STeve

On Fri, 11 Oct 1996, Matthew A. Gessner wrote:

> Hello, all,
> 
>   A little status report for y'all.
> 
>   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!
> 
>   And no problems with BSD!  Yeah!
> 
>   I was a little worried having read reports of problems with Cyrix
> chips, but so far, so good!  If I notice anything, I'll report it.
> 
>   Matt
> --
> Matthew Gessner, Computer Scientist, <mgessner@aristar.com>
> Aristar, Inc.
> 302 N. Cleveland-Massillon Rd.
> Akron, OH 44333
> Voice (330) 668-2267, Fax (330) 668-2961
> 



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