Date: Sat, 10 Feb 1996 00:14:50 -0800 From: Paul Traina <pst@shockwave.com> To: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Cyrix 586 vs. Pentium for FreeBSD? Message-ID: <199602100814.AAA02077@precipice.shockwave.com>
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I noticed a slew of manufacturers are using Cyrix 586's in the most recent line of notebook computers instead of Pentiums. I've had a _really_ bad experience with a Cy486DLC which makes me shudder at the thought of another Cyrix purchase, however I wanted to get other people's experiences. Is anyone running FreeBSD on a Cyrix 586? If so, any problems that you could attribute to that processor? Does anyone know if the 586 is really instruction set, timing, and bug compatible with the pentium, or did they "improve" it like they did with the 486? Paul
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