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- From: kellmeye@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (kellmeyer steven l)
- Subject: Re: 586 is used in machines and sold commercially
- Message-ID: <BxGEu2.I1K@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
- Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
- References: <1992Nov07.133957.20543@donau.et.tudelft.nl>
- Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 14:56:11 GMT
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- linstee@dutecaj.et.tudelft.nl (Erik van Linstee) writes:
-
-
- >I just talked to a guy who claimed this. He also said it is
- >a 64-bit risc-like processor. In fact 64-bit machines have been
- >around for as much as 9 years now.
-
- PC Magazine had a couple articles on it in the last 3 months. Apparently
- it's a superscalar CISC chip, i.e. capable of performing more than one
- instruction per clock cycle. First superscalar CISC ever made, according
- to the article (thus the possible confusion with superscalar RISC).
- 64 bit data bus, 32 bit internally running at > 100 Mhz (or > 100 MIPS,
- I don't remember which - sorry :) 16Kb internal cache, 8KB for each of
- the twin 32-bit portions of the 64-bit data bus. The FPU has been
- rewritten to be quite a bit faster than the FPU in the 486.
-
- It's not released for production yet, but Compaq is putting together a
- new motherboard to take advantage of the 586 design. IBM claims they
- have a machine whose design will already take advantage of the 586, with
- a few minor modifications.
-
- >See what you think about it. If you have such a 586 machine
- >or know one who does, let me know.
-
- It's not exactly a 64 bit chip, it appears to be a VERY hyper 32-bit chip.
- I don't know if there is a 586 instruction set as such.
-
- >Erik
-
- Steve Kellmeyer
- >--
- >Erik van Linstee | Delft University of Technology | I'll be back ...
- >----
- > We are god, 'cause only we can create the idea of his existence
- > in our holy brains... (Yello)
- --
-
- Steve Kellmeyer
- kellmeye@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu
-