Pentium (original) - Wikipedia
WEBThe Pentium (also referred to as the i586) is a x86 microprocessor introduced by Intel on March 22, 1993. It is the first CPU using the Pentium brand. [3][4] Considered the fifth generation in the 8086 compatible line of processors, [5] its implementation and microarchitecture was internally called P5.
Pentium - Wikipedia
WEBThe original Pentium-branded CPUs were expected to be named 586 or i586, to follow the naming convention of prior generations (286, i386, i486).
P5 (586) Fifth-Generation Processors - InformIT
WEBOn October 19, 1992, Intel announced that the fifth generation of its compatible microprocessor line (code-named P5) would be named the Pentium processor rather than the 586, as everybody had been assuming.
Explore Intel’s history- The Birth of Pentium
WEBIntel released Pentium, its fifth-generation x86 chip and the first Intel processor to be named with a word instead of a number. The chip swept the market so effectively that the year of its release, Fortune magazine put it on its …
Anniversary Post: Pentium, 80586, Whatever - Frankly Curious
WEBMar 22, 2016 — On this day in 1993, the first Pentium CPU was released by Intel. But we called it the 586. Branding! The truth is the new name meant nothing.
PC Pentium, .586 with Windows 3.11 – Revolution - Medium
WEBNov 14, 2023 — The emotional crescendo of acquiring the PC 586 was akin to unwrapping a technological treasure. Its sleek casing housed the promise of unparalleled processing power, a Pentium chip that ...
Cyrix 5x86 - Wikipedia
WEBWith better performance in most applications than an Intel Pentium processor at 75 MHz, the Cyrix Cx5x86 filled a gap by providing a medium-performance processor option for 486 Socket 3 motherboards (which are incapable of handling Intel's Pentium CPUs, apart from the Pentium Overdrive). [citation needed]
The Red Hill CPU Guide: 586 and early pentium
WEBThe Nx586, AMD K5 and K6, and the Pentium Pro all had RISC cores — a CPU within a CPU, if you like — and they 'translated' complex CISC instructions into a larger number of simple RISC instructions before they executed them. All the newer CPUs, The Pentium 4 and Athlon families, do the same.
Which Linux or BSD distributions do still support i386, i486 or …
WEBUnfortunately Debian kicked out Pentium 1 (i586) CPU support from its 32-bit PC port (named i386 for historic circumstances) for its next stable release Debian 9 Stretch. (Then again they complain that there are no more devices validating the existence of this port in more or less the same breath…)
Intel® Pentium® Processor
WEBIntel® Pentium® Processor product listing with links to detailed product features and specifications.
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