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From: jap@convex.cl.msu.edu (Joe Porkka)
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Subject: Re: What's in the '586?
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Date: 16 May 91 14:24:14 GMT
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mmm@cup.portal.com (Mark Robert Thorson) writes:

>umh@vax5.cit.cornell.edu (Maynard Handley) says:
> 
>>Much as we all hate intel processors, it's always interesting to see what
>>new perversions they come up with. Does anyone know what will make the 586
>>different from a 486? Will it be just like 386->486, so some more cache and
>>a little faster, or is there more to it than that?
> 
>Normally, Intel doesn't make their first announcement of new products on
>Usenet, but I've been granted permission to answer your questions in
>general terms.

>A novel method has been developed for reducing the cost of floating-point
>performance to the end user.  Each 586 has 100 bytes of EPROM for
>storing passwords unique to each chip.  When a user decides to upgrade


You *can't* be serious. Can you????


Iv'e never much liked Intel stuff but this really takes the cake.