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From: ivan@nauplius.rsmas.miami.edu (Ivan Lima)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: FreeBSD and MMX
Date: 24 Mar 1997 14:34:31 GMT
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I'm thinking about upgrading my Pentium 75 to Pentium 125 using the
new Pentium overdrive processor with MMX. Does FreeBSD runs without
problem in the MMX processors? Does anyone have any information on the
performace gains in FreeBSD when using MMX?

Any information will be greatly appreciated.

-- 
Ivan Lima
Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science 
Division of Marine Biology and Fisheries            
ivan@nauplius.rsmas.miami.edu                       
http://nauplius.rsmas.miami.edu/homepage/home.html