Cyrix today hit back at suggestions that it has hit rocky ground with its flagship line of 6x86 processors, after some reports suggested that it has experienced overheating problems caused by clocking ...

I don't know what happened recently. I got a few emails asking what happened to old tech companies, mostly CPU manufacturers. So I thought a thread was in order to share our memories.<BR><BR><B>Cyrix< ...

Processors are built by multi-billion-dollar corporations using some of the most cutting-edge technologies known to man. But even with all their expertise, investment, and know-how, sometimes these ...

Once upon a time there were no iPods, iPhones, Xboxes, Blackberrys, or Tivos. Really, I'm not kidding. There were PCs, though. And they were really expensive. But we didn't have anything else to spend ...

Did you know, there was a CPU socket that accepted both Intel and AMD chips? Released in March 1994, Socket 5 was primarily designed for second-gen Intel P5 Pentium processors. However, it was also ...

AMD acquired National Semiconductor's x86 line and bought NexGen. Intel bought Chips and Technologies. Via bought Cyrix & IDT. Rise was acquired by SIS, and SIS seems to just use Intel & AMD chips for ...