On 5 Nov, John Aldrich wrote:
> On Fri, 05 Nov 1999, you wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> In menuconfig, (I have a feeling this is a dumb question) I
>> automatically have 386 with an "X" next to it. I have a Pentium 233
>> mHz. Is that technically a 586? I'm not sure whether to tell it that
>> or Pentium. My Linux book says to check 586 but I'm not sure why.
>>
> Yes! A Pentium is a 586-class processor. I think Technically a
> Pentium is a 586, a Pentium Pro is a 686, a PII would be a 786, and a
> PIII would be an 886
Not quite. P-II and P-III are both 686 processors. The first (or so I
hear) truly 7th generation x86 processor on the market is AMD's Athlon
processor. The P-III is just a hyped up P-II, which is just a P-Pro
with MMX. Of course, I'm over-simplfying, but I believe I'm mostly
correct. I do know for sure that neither the P-II nor P-III qualify as
anything more than a "686" processor.
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-Matt Stegman
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