Date: Fri, 19 Jul 1996 15:42:59 +0000 (GMT) From: Gabor Zahemszky <zgabor@CoDe.hu> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Intel Pentium vs AMD/Cyrix/NexGen Message-ID: <199607191543.PAA00834@CoDe.CoDe.hu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.A32.3.92a.960718171605.130423B-100000@homer10.u.washington.edu> from "Ken Marsh" at Jul 18, 96 05:19:09 pm
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> Well, I am running FreeBSD ver. 2.0.5 on my AMD DX4-120 (Enhanced version) > without any processor related trouble. Note: I couldn't even boot LINUX, > but I don't know if that is a processor thing or not... Hm, my FBSD machine at work is a Texas 486, my home machine is an AMD 486, but I'm interested in the Pentium class processors. > Maybe you haven't heard... NexGen was bought out by AMD(?) and is > discontinued. Thanx, I didn't hear it. And another question: does ULSI/Texas, I don't know who has any other Pentium class processor? > > I would like to know more pros/cons about these type of processors. > > So many people said something about Cyrix, but nothing about the other clones. > > So? Are there any known differences? What about a multiprocessor machine > > with these clone processors? -- Gabor Zahemszky <zgabor@CoDe.hu> -:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:- Earth is the cradle of human sense, but you can't stay in the cradle forever. Tsiolkovsky
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