Messages in this thread |  | | Subject | Re: Cyrix anyone? | Date | Fri, 21 Jun 1996 13:39:48 -0400 (EDT) | From | "Andrew E. Mileski" <> |
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> > 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.
Umm, what makes you think Cyrix wants to advertise this fact?
Try this: look at http://www.intel.com/ at the Pentium specs. Among them you will see that certain info is _NOT_ publically available about the Pentium's "special" features - you can sign an NDA to get the info though.
If another company was to copy this stuff to make a 100% Pentium compatible chip, you can bet the Intel lawyers would have a field day.
Intel did this on purpose (and used the name 'Pentium' which they can trademark - you can't trademark numbers) to protect themselves. They don't want to "just squeak by" in an infringement suit (like they did with with the 386 and AMD - Intel won their 486 battles, though it was a long hard fight).
So it is impossible to make a Pentium(Pro) clone, but you _can_ make a faster "mostly compatible" processor Like Cyrix has done.
Note: Intel is a pussycat compared to Nintendo when it comes to protecting their business (monopoly)...it is _impossible_ for another non-Nintendo party to make a game for Nintendo equipment (a special, simple yet vital cicuit is required, and the design details are secured by iron-clad legal protection). The last company that tried to beat the system had 600 laywers on their back in a flash.
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