On 07/03/2013 01:15 PM, Chris Cappuccio wrote:
Nick Holland [n...@holland-consulting.net] wrote:
On 07/02/2013 11:44 AM, noah pugsley wrote:
More wrong? Maybe so. My point was that both are and either way it's
inconsistent.
not anymore. new text, as of last night:
Processors
All CPUs compatible with the Intel 80486 or better, with Intel-compatible
hardware floating point support should work.
Is there floating-point hardware for 486 or higher that isn't
"Intel-compatible"?
This text seems superfluous.
an unlikely combination, but a 486sx with a Weitek 4167 would qualify.
Plus... I would not be surprised if some day, someone (probably
Chinese/Taiwanese/Indian) did an embedded x86 compatible-ish chip
optimized for low price and power consumption without any FPU. Whether
this could run any modern off-the-shelf OS as-is, no idea..but someone
will post on misc@ "will it will run OpenBSD?" within thirty minutes of
the very first press release.
Nick.
