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echo: meadow
to: JOE ROWEHL
from: BOB JUGE
date: 1996-10-14 21:42:00
subject: Problem - X00

Joe Rowehl wrote in a message to Bob Juge:
 >  JR> I spoke to a field engineer at work today about your problem.
 >  JR> It seems the Cyrix 686's run at a significantly higher speed 
 >  JR> than other processors, and will also accept non-sequential
 >  JR> instructions.  This seems to drive FOSSIL's crazy. His 
 >  JR> recommendation is to try either DigiFoss or BNU, as X00 and the 
 >  JR> Cyrix 686's seem to not like each other a whole bunch.
 > I have run X00 v1.53a successfully on a P6-200 at home and a P-166 
 > at work, so I don't think your field engineer's thinking regarding 
 > the Cyrix 686's speed is on target here, Joe.
 JR> There's two items mentioned there - speed, and non-sequential 
 JR> instructions. There are quite a few differences bwteeen a Pentium
 JR> and a Cyrix 686. In any case, trying a different FOSSIL should be
 JR> relatively simple, no?  :-)
The Pentium Pro also accepts non-sequential instructions, I believe.
X00 is industrial-strength (as FOSSILs go), and should not be affected by 
hardware at all.
                                   - Bob
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