🚀 go-pugleaf

Tyson Richard DOWD <trd@murlibobo.cs.mu.OZ.AU> wrote:
> >It's 21 Nov 97  10:08,
> >We'll return to jim@jim.southcom.com.au and All's
> >discussion of Cyrix 6x86, Compile as Pentium or PPRO

> > ji> the Cyrix 6x86 will accept kernels compiled as Pentium code
> > ji> it will also give you a great performance boost..

> > ji> just make sur eyou compile the kernel on the 6x86 with the Pentium
> > ji> code option rather than compiling on a Pentium processor an moving it
> > ji> accross that'll make sure you dont get any icompatibility glitches.

> What are you saying? A kernel compiled with a Pentium should work fine
> on a 6x86, no matter what it is compiled with.   Exactly the same code
> is generated no matter what CPU is used to run the compiler. If
> different code ever found to be generated, you could expect a total
> product recall.

hehee we are talking about Intel chips remember :)
Glitches come free with them :)

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