Re: 508 or pentium ?

Colin Plumb (colin@nyx.net)
Fri, 19 Feb 1999 12:22:55 -0700 (MST)

> The latest kernels have split the cpu options for pentiums with or
> without a Time Stamp Counter....
> How do I tell if I have a TSC in my pentiums ? I have a pentium 60, a
> pentium 100 and a pentium 133, all original Intel, no MMX.

All Intel Pentiums have a TSC. Some clones don't, or have a buggy one.
Also, some people like to run a "Pentium" kernel on a 486 because it's
smaller and only a bit slower.

-- 
	-Colin


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