Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 10 Jun 1998 17:13:47 +0100 (GMT/BST) | From | Mike Jagdis <> | Subject | Re: [2.1.105] Cyrix 6x86 reduced to 486 |
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On 10 Jun 1998, Jan Vroonhof wrote:
> Any reason why Cyrix chips have CPUID disabled on default?
It's only the original 6x86 that doesn't have CPUID enabled by default. Back when it was produced CPUID was still a fairly new Intel thing and I suspect the feeling was that there might be broken code out there that assumed anything that responded to CPUID was a Pentium.
Mike
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