>> According to the internets... the C3 purports to be a i686-class >> processor > Without CMOV or out-of-order execution, that seems a bit of a scam. [snip] > For gcc, "i686" implies the presence of the CMOV instruction, because, > well, CMOV was introduced with the Intel 686 (aka Pentium Pro).
What's in a name? GCC can define it as march=hamburger but that doesn't make it so, it's just a name of convenience/convention. I assume Intel's specs/contracts define what is/can be called an i686, so if they say it's optional then the C3 is still a legit i686 even if CMOV support is more common. > Btw, that was almost fifteen years ago. Well, if ya wanna make a fanless i686 (ish) CPU that runs on five (5) watts or less, you gotta leave a few things out. This just means my legacy app is stuck on a 60watt beigebox instead (since VirtualBox's serial port support is broken). Thanks anyway. -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
