Subject: Re: AMD or Cyrix?
To: Michael L. VanLoon -- HeadCandy.com <michaelv@HeadCandy.com>
From: Webmaster Jim <jspath@mail.bcpl.lib.md.us>
List: port-i386
Date: 06/04/1996 05:58:41
On Jun 3,  5:07pm, "Michael L. VanLoon -- HeadCandy.com" wrote:
} >> This snippet of code should not apply in any way to true 486 (or
} >> later) processors from any vender, including Cyrix.
} >That's quite interesting, as I'm currently running on a Cyrix DX4-100
} >following message:
} >CPU: Cx486DLC (Cyrix 486-class CPU)
} >WARNING: CYRIX 486DLC CACHE UNCHANGED.
 
} Perhaps the Cyrix probe should be changed to simply print "CPU: CYRIX
} 486", or something like that, instead.  Does anyone else see the DLC
} message with a Cyrix true-DX or 5x86 (or 6x86)?

I'm running a related operating system at home (FreeBSD), and with
an "IBM DX2-80" CPU; the initial probe reports:

Jun  4 04:37:01 spath /kernel: CPU: Cy486DLC (486-class CPU)
Jun  4 04:37:01 spath /kernel:   Origin = "Cyrix"

Similar church, wrong pew...
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