> > > Ingo Molnar wrote:
> > > > > Does linux 2.0.x support the MMX technologie ?
> > > > no. (AFAIK there are no MMX patches around)
> > > K6=P6?
> > K6 is AMD's pentium-pro comeptitive chip, and it has MMX instructions.
>
>
> Hmm. Are the instructions compatible all the way down-to-the-wire with
> those from Intel?? Just a thought. Might be an easy way to build a
> really fast, inexpensive machine.
I would assume so ... I know a few people with Cyrix or AMD based
Linux boxes ...
-Seth
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