Cyrix 83D87 Cheaper Than Intel's 387? Not really :-(

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From: Mark Robert Thorson
Date: Thu, 08 Feb 1990 02:03

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Several days ago, amoss@morgan.com said he bought a Cyrix 387-clone FPU
for less than the price of a 387 from Intel.  (The Cyrix chip is pin
compatible, but faster;  Cyrix claims 4-10 times faster.)

I spoke to Cyrix today, and I was told that the list price for their part
is EXACTLY the same as for Intel.  I was also told that there were chips
from the previous stepping still in the distribution channels, and that 
these chips may be the ones being sold for "bargain basement" prices
(actual quote).  Caveat Emptor.

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From: mmm@cup.portal.com (Mark Robert Thorson)
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Subject: Cyrix 83D87 Cheaper Than Intel's 387?  Not really :-(
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