Re: Any new instructions in a i486?

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From: Zalman Stern
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 04:30

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In article <1992Dec21.190305.513@qb.rhein-main.de> vhs@rhein-main.de (Volker  
Herminghaus-Shirai) writes:
> Wrong. NeXT says it will run on 486SX, 486DX, and follow-ups to
> the '86 line. Support for Pentium is for sure. Since NeXT has worked
> together with intel on the port (from what I heard) I'd guess NeXT had
> to sign a contract banning support for Cyrix's part.
> 
Its almost certainly true that NeXT has Pentium hardware in house and is  
working closely with Intel. I doubt they signed a contract boycotting Cyrix  
though. Having such agreements in writing looks bad during Federal Trade  
Commission investigations if you know what I mean...
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