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Subject: Re: 6x86 166+ & programs - 686_p.exe (0/1)
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by: KB - Thu, 3 Feb 2022 18:06 UTC

On Tuesday, May 6, 1997 at 12:00:00 AM UTC-7, Blake Bowden wrote:
> I'am running Memphis which fixes the "486 CPU" in the system properties.
> Now it says "Cyrixinstead"
> Sean McCrindle wrote in article <336E22...@microtronics.com.au>...
> >
> >sdl wrote:
> >>
> >> can you post the two file , 6x86opt & cpuiden thanks
> >>
> >> On Fri, 02 May 1997 14:35:40 GMT, Ver...@Rullf2.MedFac.LeidenUniv.NL
> >> (Mark J.P. Vergeer) wrote:
> >>
> >> >>This is a program that ID's the 686 to the system as a Pentium. Don't
> >> >>kmow if it really works, but you can give it a try. I got it from a
> >> >>Cyrix information site. Just run it from any directory. Good luck.
> >> >
> >> >these are the last two lines my windows'95 autoexec.bat:
> >> >
> >> >c:\dos\cyrix\6x86opt
> >> >c:\dos\cyrix\cpuiden
> >> >
> >> >where c:\dos\cyrix stands for the directory of the programs
> >> >
> >> >6x86opt optimized the cyrixprocessor
> >> >and cpuiden makes the processor recognizable as a pentium, works for
> >> >windows'95
> >> >It recognized the processor as a pentium when above two lines were
> >> >added to my autoexec.bat.
> >> >
> >These files are common fixes for Cyrix 686 cpu's. Check out Tom's
> >Hardware guide at http://sysdoc.pair.com for a full rundown on the
> >problems with early 686's and links to the appropriate fixes.
> >
good that cyrix is dead now.

ASHes to ASHes, DOS to DOS.

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