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- Subject: Re: Why shouldn't I buy Cyrix
- Message-ID: <92252.163135I18BC@CUNYVM.BITNET>
- From: Spartacus At Cuny <I18BC@CUNYVM.BITNET>
- Date: Tuesday, 8 Sep 1992 16:31:35 EDT
- References: <81.327.uupcb@pcb.batpad.lgb.ca.us> <Bu9urG.7zu@nntp-sc.Intel.COM>
- Organization: City University of New York/ University Computer Center
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- In article <Bu9urG.7zu@nntp-sc.Intel.COM>, dmccart@gomez.intel.com (D. J.
- McCarthy) says:
- >
- >The following are just my opinions and not Intel's.
- >
- >Daniel Moran (daniel.moran@pcb.batpad.lgb.ca.us) wrote:
- >> jas37876@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (John A. Slagel) writes:
- >>> I can, all things considered, upgrade my non-coprocessed 386-33,
- >>> to the Cyrix 486-33 for ~$150.
- >>> Is there problems with this chip ??
- >> Ditto on that request. I'm extremely interested in this chip. My
- >> understanding is that it does not have an on-board math coprocessor; but
- >> I'm more interested in the cache and pipelining anyway. I'm running a
- >> clone motherboard with a very recent AMI BIOS. Any comments? Anyone
- >> who's done this upgrade?
- >
- >
- >From what I've read, the Cyrix chip:
- >
- >1) Has a hardware multiplier instead of a full-blown math co-processor
- >2) Has a 1K cache instead of the 8K on an Intel 486
- >3) Is pin-compatible with Intel 386's, although you can't just pop out your
- > i386 and plop in the Cyrix chip; you will have to replace at least the
- > BIOS and probably the motherboard too.
- >
-
- Yikes! A friend from school was thinking of upgrading his
- Opti 386-25DX motherboard bought last November with the
- Cyrix 486DLC chips. He's running OS/2 on his machine right now.
- Would anyone know if Cyrix offers a money back guarantee?
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- ------------------------------+ All The Best,
- Reply To: |
- | Edward Galarza,
- I18BC@CunyVM.Cuny.Edu | Brooklyn College Of The
- I18BC@CunyVM.BitNet | City University Of New York
- ------------------------------+ "Que viva el OS/2!"
- New accounts above 8-)
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