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From: brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Any FreeBSD/Linux installation on AMD K5 PR133?
Date: 12 Dec 1996 16:46:54 -0000
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Pang Kin Hung (eekhpang@uxmail.ust.hk) wrote:
: I am curious to know if anyone have ever gets FreeBSD or Linux running on
: AMD K5. AMD *claims* K5 PR133 outruns Pentium 133 in windows environment,
: but does the same story holds true in PC UNIX clone?
: any idea is appreciated.
I can't say for sure, but I would think so. The K5 and K6/Nx686 chips are
supposed to actually be RISC chips that can translate the x86 input on the
fly into RISC-speak.
--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>, <brian@freebsd.org>
<http://www.awfulhak.demon.co.uk/>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....