Linda A. W. wrote:
How many people run Pentiums w/o MMX? As I understand it, Pentiums w/MMX had the x686 core though not many were made...
Probably very few. But i586 is not just Pentium. K6, K6/2 & K6-III are also technically i586, and only the K6-III is functionally i686 compatible, basically the first version of the Athlon. The K6 series really makes up most of the i586 systems still in service at up to 600 MHz, while the pre-i686 chips from Intel topped out officially at 233 MHz. I have 10 operational systems. 8 of them are socket 7, of which only one runs an Intel chip. -- "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof..." U.S. Constitution, Amendment 1 Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://members.ij.net/mrmazda/