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What is the difference between the Cyrix and IBM chips?

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The Cyrix and IBM 6x86 chips are exactly the same.  Under the agreement when the 6x86 was being produced, Cyrix designed the processor and IBM manufactured it.  IBM was allowed to sell a certain number of chips under their name.

 

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