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Date:      Wed, 30 Jul 1997 13:31:54 -0700
From:      "Michael L. VanLoon -- HeadCandy.com" <michaelv@MindBender.serv.net>
To:        "Gary D. Margiotta" <gary@tbe.net>
Cc:        Dave Alderman <dave@persprog.com>, freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org, sam@persprog.com
Subject:   Re: K6 
Message-ID:  <199707302031.NAA09648@MindBender.serv.net>
In-Reply-To: Your message of Wed, 30 Jul 97 15:50:57 -0400. <Pine.BSF.3.95q.970730153824.1657B-100000@lightning.tbe.net> 

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>> Or maybe they just suck.  I sure hope not since the price cuts are still
>> moving along on both Intel and AMD parts.  I'm not sure if Intel would
>> be so
>> aggressive in its pricing without AMD nibbling at its toes :-)

>Well, for what it's worth, the prices on the Cyrix chips have dropped like
>a rock...I can get a 166+ for about $65 and a 200+ for about $85.  Granted
>no 'MMX', but they are pretty decent nontheless.  And for that price, it
>is hard to beat...the closest Intel 166 (no MMX either)  is still around
>$165.

It's important to differentiate between P5 class chips and P6 class
chips.  The Cyrix non-MMX chips are P5 class.  The K6 is P6 class.

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