Re: NT and UNIX

Jake Messinger (jake@ams.com)
Sat, 16 Aug 1997 15:34:01 -0500 (CDT)

On Sat, 16 Aug 1997, Tom Samplonius wrote:

> It is contained within the same package, just like a PPro. The cache
> was never part of the same piece of silicon as the CPU on the PPro.
>
> These are just packaging issues, the CPU is the same.

This is essentially correct, thats why the ppro is a rectangle. Its no
longer a single CHIP like 8088's and 286's were.

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