Re: off-topic : mmx

1998-04-14 Thread Robert Wilderspin
On 13 Apr 98 18:10:22 GMT, in linux.debian.user Ossama Othman wrote: That's not what I recall. I recall that MMX stood for Multi Media eXtensions, too. However, I couldn't find anything on the Intel site about what it stood for. Perhaps MMX really is a PR thing. :) MMX does, according to

off-topic : mmx

1998-04-13 Thread Carl Mummert
I think I've heard of the same library (MMX stands for Matrix math extensions, IIRC), I allways thought, it stands for Multi Media eXtensions ??? But your'e right, I think the K6 is PII performance for under-Original-Pentium price. I read (again, can't place it) that MMX stands for

Re: off-topic : mmx

1998-04-13 Thread Ossama Othman
Hi, I allways thought, it stands for Multi Media eXtensions ??? But your'e right, I think the K6 is PII performance for under-Original-Pentium price. I read (again, can't place it) that MMX stands for nothing; it justs sounded good to the PR guys at Intel. That's not what I recall. I

Re: off-topic : mmx

1998-04-13 Thread Carl Mummert
Q1. What does the MMX(TM) mark stand for? A1. The MMX mark is not an acronym. It is Intel's brand name for this extension to the Intel Architecture. http://developer.intel.com/drg/mmx/Support/faq.htm -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe.