Messages in this thread |  | | Subject | Re: Cyrix anyone? | From | <> | Date | Fri, 21 Jun 1996 08:44:07 -0400 (EDT) |
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> >> How many people are running Cyrix 6x86 processors with Linux > >> and how do they seem to compare with P5 and P6. I do recall there was a > >> bug in one of Cyrix chips, can't remember which. > >I'm using a cyrix 6x86-100 and I haven't had any problems with it. But, > >while we're on the topic, does the cyrix 6x86 compare to a pentium or a > >pentium pro. Would installing the pentium-gcc make any difference on my > >system? > > Since the Cyrix is sooped-up 386 that get Pentium performance, and not a > Pentium clone, this will probably not help. In fact it may not even work. > But what the heck, try it and see, if you have the time to play that is.
The M1 is a souped up 386? Somehow when I read the chip review, it did not seem that simple but I guess I was wrong.
Melvin
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