Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 29 May 2008 01:10:53 +0100 (BST) | From | "Maciej W. Rozycki" <> | Subject | Re: [X86] Fix up silly i1586 boot message. |
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On Wed, 28 May 2008, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> > Hmm, 801586 should be fine as with Intel 80 used to stand for > > microprocessors and 81586 would be confusing as I think 81 was used for > > RAM devices (82 stood for peripherals, BTW). My vote is for 80F86 though, > > with "F" standing for "fast" as in the 74 TTL series. ;) > > > > uname reports i686 on these chips. The rest is ridiculous.
Intel started it first with picking up a ridiculous number for the family ID for the P4 line. There is no technical justification for not keeping these numbers consecutive. Or keeping it at 6 actually if the P4 is meant to be seen by software as the Pentium Pro and the rest of the P6 gang.
Maciej
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