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- From: s902113@minyos.xx.rmit.OZ.AU (Luke Mewburn)
- Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
- Subject: Re: Cryix 486DLC/33 CPU - Anyone used one with bsd,linux?
- Message-ID: <1es4k2INNdsp@escargot.xx.rmit.OZ.AU>
- Date: 24 Nov 92 02:38:57 GMT
- References: <1992Nov23.121347.4906@ericsson.se>
- Organization: RMIT Computer Centre
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- etxmkhn@eulalia4.ericsson.se (Mark Hannon) writes:
-
- >Hi there!
- >The title says it all! I am just about to make the plunge to a 486
- >and this Cyrix chip is about 3000 SEK (approx 500 USD) cheaper!
-
- >But I don't want to buy something that doesn't work too good. I
- >would like to hear from anyone who has used this successfully with
- >either 386bsd or linux.
-
- It runs 386BSD well (like a 386DX with 387 but faster)... I had a Cyrix
- 486DLC m/b for about 2 days until I realised I wasn't getting the
- performance I was expecting.. Anyway, think of it as a 386DX which is
- 70% faster rather than Intel's, rather than a 486 replacement (it
- being pin-compat with the 386...)
-
- My _personal_ opinion is that Cyrix should be kicked in the head for
- their advertising, cause people will buy their chip as a '486DX'
- replacement, which it is not. (Here in Australia, they advertise the
- motherboards as "486DX-33 (cyrix) motherboards".)
-
- So, if you want some cheap grunt, go for the cyrix board. But, be
- aware that you aren't getting a 486 compatible chip (infact, the board
- I bought had a separate cyrix Cx87 - so make sure you do have one
- too), but a turbo-charged 386. So, if you wanna run NextStep 486, or
- you really do want the 2x-4x speed improvement that a 486 is over the
- 386, pay the extra money)
-
-
- >Thanks in advance, Mark H
-
- >------------------------------------------------------------
- > Mark Hannon e-mail : etxmkhn@eulalia.ericsson.se
- > Ericsson Telecom AB memo : ERI.ETX.ETXMKHN
- > Stockholm, Sweden Phone : +46 8 7195140
- >------------------------------------------------------------
-
-
- Luke Mewburn [Zak]
- s902113@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au zak@rmit.edu.au
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