Date: Mon, 29 May 1995 12:52:54 -0700 (PDT) From: brian@mediacity.com (Brian Litzinger) To: jjasen1@gl.umbc.edu (Dr. Richard Kimble) Cc: netbsd-users@NetBSD.ORG, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: NexGen Nx586 compatibility question: Message-ID: <m0sGAru-000rePC@easynet.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.SGI.3.91.950529141522.5166A-100000@umbc9.umbc.edu> from "Dr. Richard Kimble" at May 29, 95 02:19:07 pm
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> I am running a machine at home with 40 megs of RAM, 2 IDE drives with a > total of 1.4 gigs storage, a nameless vlb svga controller with an S868<?> > chip, promise eide controller, and a Nx586-100 motherboard. > Will either netbsd or freebsd: > a) run on the Nx586? I'm running FreeBSD -current on a Nx586-90 without any problems. Though you have to leave the 'cpu "I386_CPU"' line in your conf file otherwise I get an error at boot. > b) gain any advantage on the Nx586, over the Pentium, by ducking the CISC > code altogether and taking advantage of the RISC architecture? I don't know. > Thanks for your time. Your welcome. > -- John E. Jasen (jjasen1@umbc.edu) Brian Litzinger brian@easynet.com
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