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In article <CrtuEB.F0v@allegro.com> sieler@allegro.com writes:
>Kim Naru (CONTRA) (knaru@cup.hp.com) wrote:
>: Wayne O. Miller FFR (miller@pioneer.arc.nasa.gov) wrote:
>: : Hi,
>: :         I'm considering purchasing a used 486-66 SLC-2 based clone using
>: : an Alaris ISA motherboard, and a Cirrus logic SVGA card.
>...
>: : apart from games, how is this CPU in general?  It costs about $200 less
>: : than a DX2, so there must be some compromise.
>
>: You'll have no problems. There was a time when people would only purchase PC's with
>: the IBM logo on it. The time has come were you don't need to have an INTEL chip. Offcourse
>: if you want to spend more money, go for it. The area likely to cause you grief is
>: the motherboard/firmware.
>
>Since Kim posted, I'll post the reponse I sent to Wayne, since recent
>personal experience directly contradicts what Kim says:
>
>
>I think the 486 SLC is the Cyrix chip?  If yes, then the answer is: NO.

The SLC on the Alaris board is an IBM derivative of the Intel 486.
I wish one or the other company had simply aggreed to change the name...

>
>Two data points:
>   2) This month's Windows magazine has an article discussing the
>      compatibility of Cyrix and AMD to Intel (no, IBM wasn't included).
>      If memory serves, the AMD was poor.
No, the AMD was quite good but the Cyrix was not as good.

>      The Cyrix has at least one known, documented bug (involving cache misses
>      and FP usage).

If you're thinking about the floating point bug reported in... Windows magazine
last month it only hits the 486DX2/66 clone they're now producing, not the
chips without onboard FP.

-Antonio Romero      romero@minerva.cis.yale.edu