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AMD K6 versus Cyrix M2
An SI Board Since February 1997
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Emcee:  Kevin Yeung Type:  Unmoderated
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42 Steve and All, I would like to correct a few errors that have been repeated abDavid Taylor-2/14/1997
41 Larry, I think I can answer your question for you. There are about 8 differentCarl R.-2/13/1997
40 Hi Steve. I am responding to your previous and previous message. AMD would not Kevin Yeung-2/13/1997
39 You're not talking about MMX are you? Initially Cyrix was going to go withFJB-2/13/1997
38 Cyrix's leverage looks impressive. The discussion about the M2 looks a bitRob S.-2/13/1997
37 Robert- Sorry, I cannot cite you chapter and verse on this annex. I've reaLiatris Spicata-2/13/1997
36 Sounds like rumor Larry. Do you have anything more specific? Has the existencFJB-2/13/1997
35 To Anyone- My undertanding is that INTC & AMD support an annex to the PentiLiatris Spicata-2/13/1997
34 albert, I am on any side, once it's not intel! SteveSteve Porter-2/13/1997
33 Steve thank you. That would be great since I am on amd side. Regards -Albert AK2004-2/13/1997
32 albert, If AMD is two piplelines for the FPU/MMX unit, it would be very importSteve Porter-2/13/1997
31 Carl thank you. There were a combination of problems but what did them in is tAK2004-2/13/1997
30 Actually I think two things did in Nexgen. One was the election to use a non-ICarl R.-2/13/1997
29 Hi Kevin, I think you are referring to the difference in processors when switchFJB-2/12/1997
28 Kevin, Intel and Cyrix's MMX unit (which is really their floating point unSteve Porter-2/12/1997
27 Steve thanks, I think I got it. Does not Intel has the right to examine all ofAK2004-2/12/1997
26 Carl can cyrix generate profit enough for ibm and cyrx while amd needs to satisAK2004-2/12/1997
25 Albert, Sure, no problem. If AMD can execute 2 MMX instructions at once it meSteve Porter-2/12/1997
24 Steve I am not an EE so if you could put it in simpler term so even people likeAK2004-2/12/1997
23 Hi Steve. You mean that neither Cyrix nor Intel's MMX instructions areKevin Yeung-2/12/1997
22 Kevin, If AMD runs a pipelined, superscalar (i.e. multiple pipelines) for MMX,Steve Porter-2/12/1997
21 So what. They do not show up on Cyrix's books. Regards/CommentsGreg Strzegowski-2/12/1997
20 Hi Carl. I have heard somewhere in the net that the K6 needs a voltage convertKevin Yeung-2/12/1997
19 They sold those K5's at an average price under $60, which can't be too Carl R.-2/12/1997
18 You forgot the 575,000 6x86s that IBM sold. JimJim McMannis-2/11/1997
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