Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2000 16:42:35 -0700 (PDT) From: Stefan Molnar <stefan@csudsu.com> To: David Kelly <dkelly@mail.hiwaay.net> Cc: James.Bishop@trw.com, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: NexGen Processor Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10004241641470.50303-100000@clockwork.csudsu.com> In-Reply-To: <200004242034.e3OKY4a30522@mail.hiwaay.net>
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There was a FPU line. It did cost more, it was for at least 3 months before the AMD buyout. Stefan On Mon, 24 Apr 2000, David Kelly wrote: > "James Bishop" <James.Bishop@trw.com> writes: > > I have a NexGen processor. It is a 586 class pentium clone. Will FreeBSD run > > on it? > > It was marketed as a "586 class" but featurewise its a 386. I ran one > for a year or two without a hitch. Remember the NexGen 586 doesn't have > an FPU so you need the FP emulator option in the kernel. > > Thinking a little more about it, there might have been an FPU version > the last few weeks before AMD bought out NexGen and liquidated > everything but the core CPU team and used the NexGen for their K6 > and K7 lines. > > -- > David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@hiwaay.net (hm) > ====================================================================== > The human mind ordinarily operates at only ten percent of its > capacity -- the rest is overhead for the operating system. > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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