>> > At boot, NetBSD reports the CPU to be a "i486DX (486-class CPU)".
>> > Perhaps it doesn't make use of pentium-specific stuffs ?

>> Did you build the kernel with `options I586_CPU'?  If not, it will be
>> used like a 486.  For normal applications, this won't make any
>> noticable difference.

It says right in the Cyrix FAQ (http://www.cyrix.com/) that certain
OS' will probe the CPU as a 486.

The last time I looked, there were no Pentium-specific features in the
kernel.  If Charles had added some since then, I would expect them to
have minimal impact.

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