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- Newsgroups: comp.sys.intel
- Path: sparky!uunet!gatech!taco!tmcreek
- From: tmcreek@eos.ncsu.edu (TOBIN MATTHEW CREEK)
- Subject: Re: Overdrive Processor?
- Message-ID: <1992Jul31.034853.9655@ncsu.edu>
- Originator: tmcreek@c00163-100lez.eos.ncsu.edu
- Lines: 14
- Sender: news@ncsu.edu (USENET News System)
- Reply-To: tmcreek@eos.ncsu.edu (TOBIN MATTHEW CREEK)
- Organization: North Carolina State University, Project Eos
- References: <1992Jul30.145209.110132@zeus.calpoly.edu>
- Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 03:48:53 GMT
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- In article <1992Jul30.145209.110132@zeus.calpoly.edu>, mneideng@thidwick.acs.calpoly.edu (Mark Neidengard) writes:
- >Does anyone know anything about/use an Intel Overdrive Processor? From what
- >I saw of it in the ads, it LOOKED like a 487, but that impression could have
- >been erroneous.....any info would be appreciated.
- >
- >Mark Neidengard
- >mneideng@cosmos.acs.calpoly.edu
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- An Overdrive is a 487SX with a clock doubler circuit. Also, this can be
- thought of as a DX2 with a different pinout (spelled "farse" and "swindle").
- The 486SX is still a good way to go. I am going that way myself.
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- P.S. I like your quote. I am a large fan of Ice-T.
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