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On Wed, 2004-05-26 at 22:56, Kumba wrote: |
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> Seemant Kulleen wrote: |
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> > Come to think of it, actually, I agree with you -- x86 and 686 probably |
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> > cover the gambit. If we felt like going out on a limb, a 586 might not |
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> > hurt. |
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> Only reason I can think of for i586 GRP is for the faster |
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> Cyrix/K6-{1,2,3} machines, which are decently powered, but weigh in as |
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> i586 class (Cyrix because it lacks that CMOV instruction and such). |
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That actually doesn't technically make it 586 if you read the spec, but |
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still issues come up with programs written to expect all 686s to have |
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the missing instruction. |
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Donnie Berkholz |
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