On Mon, 08 Nov 1999, you wrote:
> Yes.. This is all dealing with L2 cache.. All P-Pro versions had full speed
> cache on the chip. Thats the primary reason the P-Pro was so expensive when
> it was released. Today, even the 1 meg P-Pro chips are still pretty
> expensive.. Around $350 each.
>
Heh
Hi "Darin Martin" !
On 11/8/99 9:34:23 PM, you wrote:
>> BING! Wrong. Merced is a different technology (IA-64) that HP is
>> designing for Intel using some of the HP-PA wizardry. The first chip
>> in that series seems like it won't be much faster than the 786 chips
>> due next year...
>> ... w
On Mon, 08 Nov 1999, you wrote:
> Intel will probably withhold this technology like they have in the past so
> that MicroShaft can be ready also.
> Jaguar
>
I believe I remember that this is just one of the things they
agreed they would no longer do when they settled their recent case
with t
Intel will probably withhold this technology like they have in the past so
that MicroShaft can be ready also.
Jaguar
"Darin Martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>From what I've
> heard, they will not have anything ready for at least a year or two *after*
> the Itanium is released. However, Linux
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> >It has been code named Merced for the last 4 years or so..
>
> BING! Wrong. Merced i
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> On 8 Nov, Darin Martin wrote:
> > There have also been cache changes.. The P-Pro had cach
Hi "Darin Martin" !
On 11/8/99 7:38:54 AM, you wrote:
>You are correct... The P-II/P-III/Celeron/Xeon are all based on the Pentium
>Pro.[snip]
>However, the main instruction set for the CPU remains unchanged since the
>P-Pro came out in late 1995.
Correct.
>Intel's 7th generation processor is s
Hi John Aldrich !
On 11/5/99 9:05:01 PM, you wrote:
>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 (hmm.scaryalmost the same code # as the
>"first PC" processors! )
A Pentium is
I dunno dude but I like AMD too.
I hear that the Athlon needs a special motherboard and
has a risc instruction set.
I hope it will still work with Linux
On Mon, 08 Nov 1999, you wrote:
> On 8 Nov, Darin Martin wrote:
> > There have also been cache changes.. The P-Pro had cache on the die that r
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On 5 Nov, John Aldrich wrote:
> On Fri, 05 Nov 1999, you wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> In men
Darin Martin wrote:
> You are correct... The P-II/P-III/Celeron/Xeon are all based on the Pentium
> Pro. There have been changes like MMX and Katmai as well as the process
> shrinking from .35 micron for the P-Pro to .25 for the P-II/P-II/Celeron and
> then .18 micron for the new Coppermine P-II
unless someone
decides to create an emulator for it.
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> On 5 Nov, John Aldrich wrote:
> > On
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
A Pentium is a 586. It is the successor to the 486.
On Fri, 5 Nov 1999, Karen M. Heiby 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
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
On Fri, 5 Nov 1999, Karen M. Heiby 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 che
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