Cyrix Corporation was a microprocessor developer that was founded in 1988 in Richardson, Texas, as a specialist supplier of floating point units for 286 and 386 microprocessors. The …

Jul 4, 2024 · Cyrix was founded in 1988 by Jerry Rogers and Tom Brightman, starting as a manufacturer of high-speed x87 math co-processors for 286 and 386 CPUs. These were some …

Apr 28, 2021 · Cyrix was a scrappy processor manufacturer who contributed some unusual and interesting competitors to Intel's 486 and Pentium chips.

Nov 12, 2024 · In a new installment on computer history, [Bradford Morgan White] takes us through the sordid history of Cyrix, as this plucky little company created the best math co …

Cyrix Corporation emerged in 1988 when former Texas Instruments employees founded a Texas-based challenger to Intel’s CPU dominance. Starting with math co-processors, Cyrix expanded …

Cyrix Battery Combiners are an excellent replacement for diode isolators. The main feature is that there is virtually no voltage loss so that the output voltage of alternators or battery chargers …

Feb 24, 2025 · Cyrix had the confidence, the marketing tricks, and the ambition to take on ‪@Intel‬ and ‪@AMD‬ in the ‘90s CPU wars. On paper, their processors looked like budget-friendly …

Differentiating between Cyrix and IBM Blue Lightning It is difficult to distinguish IBM Blue Lightning CPU from Cyrix CPU. The behavior of both CPU is very similar to each other. The deference …

Cyrix Corporation was a microprocessor developer that was founded in 1988 in Richardson, Texas, as a specialist supplier of floating point units for 286 and 386 microprocessors. The …

Nov 3, 2024 · Cyrix came to prominence in the Pentium era with a chip that fit into Pentium sockets but was quicker than the Pentium. It wasn't a budget replacement: it was a …