Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Thu, 24 Apr 1997 07:39:42 -0400 | From | Joerg Pommnitz <> | Subject | Re: Cyrix M2 |
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Mike Jagdis wrote: > > (Cyrix had to use FP registers for MMX to be at all compatible > with Intel. I don't think they liked having to do it :-). Intel > did it to save the cost of engineering their silicon to hold a > few more registers.)
AFAIK the main reason was, not to break existing operating systems. These OS don't know how to save MMX registers on task switchs. I don't see how Cyrix would have solved this problem.
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