Re: AMD K5 vs. Intel i586 (a.k.a. "Genuine Pentium")

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From: Zax
Date: Thu, 05 Dec 1996 00:00

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dad@ark-la-tex.com (dad@ark-la-tex.com) wrote:

>On 24 Nov 1996 13:08:28 GMT, zarlenga@conan.ids.net (Michael Zarlenga)
>wrote:
>
>>Are there any functional differences at all between the AMD
>>K5 CPU and the Intel i586 ("Genuine Pentium") CPU?
>>

>>Are there any reasons why the K5 might be an inferior CPU
>>when compared to a "Genuine Pentium," functionally?
>>
>>--
>>-- Mike Zarlenga
>>   finger zarlenga@conan.ids.net  for PGP public key
>>   Don't blame me, I voted for Harry Browne.
>>
>>       "Are you freer today than you were 4 years ago?"
>Mike the K5 133 is a 486 running at 133Mhz ,PERIOD. It is the
>equivalent to an Intel 586 running at 75Mhz. ..........
***Wrong wrong wrong!***
the K5 is a socket 7 pentium compatible chip
(not to be confused with the AMD5x86 p75  which is what you are
refering to)
>Later
>dad@dos.net

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From: zax@zaxanoid.tcp.co.uk (Zax)
Subject: Re: AMD K5 vs. Intel i586 (a.k.a. "Genuine Pentium")
Date: 1996/12/05
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