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Old August 18th, 2002, 05:58 PM     #8 (permalink)
Epyon9283
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Originally posted by PartsMan


REALLY? The story I heard was that the difference between the 486DX and the 486SX was that all 486s had math co-processors but the ones labeled and sold as SXs the math co-processors had failed in the QC process .... so instead of throwing them away they just renamed them sold them for a slightly reduced price and sold the ones that worked properly for more $ as DXs.

Thats what I heard too.
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