Messages in this thread |  | | Subject | Re: Cyrix anyone? | Date | Sun, 23 Jun 1996 02:38:04 -0400 (EDT) | From | "Andrew E. Mileski" <> |
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> > So it is impossible to make a Pentium(Pro) clone, but you _can_ > > make a faster "mostly compatible" processor Like Cyrix has done. > > If the additional Pentium features are only available under NDA, then > I'm guessing that Linux does not take use them. So for Linux an Intel > chip has no advantage over a clone, correct?
Linux uses some Pentium features which are public, but which the Cyrix does not support. A Pentium compiled kernel will not run correctly on a a Cyrix processor. Luckily there are some Cyrix users who've been working on a Cyrix patch for the kernel, which ought to help the Cyrix processor run circles around an equivalently clocked Pentium.
Flame retardant: Cyrix has put out a wonderful processor that does it's designed job (run Windows faster than a Pentium) exceedingly well. It just isn't 100% Pentium compatible, which _does_ matter to Linux because it uses every trick in the book (and some that may not be).
-- Andrew E. Mileski mailto:aem@ott.hookup.net My home page http://www.redhat.com/~aem/ Linux Plug-and-Play Project Leader. See URL http://www.redhat.com/pnp/
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