Earliest production of Cyrix 5x86

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PostPosted: Mon Jan 23, 2017 2:46 am    Post subject: Earliest production of Cyrix 5x86 Reply with quote

Does anyone know what the earliest production datecode of a Cyrix, ST, or IBM 5x86 is? Wiki mentions August 1995, but what has been uncovered?
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 23, 2017 2:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

7/10/95 Cyrix reveals M1sc as 5x86
10/23/95 Cyrix M1 debuts as 6x86 - The chip is manufactured by IBM, and priced at US$450 each in quantities of 1000
10/23/95 Cyrix announces 5gx86
11/13/95 Cyrix announces 120 MHz 5x86 - available for US$160 each in quantities of 1000.
11/13/95 IBM announces own version of Cyrix 5x86 as 5x86C

First Production 5x86s were made mid-June 1995

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PostPosted: Mon Jan 23, 2017 3:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Anyone with the back photo of a Cyrix 5x86 with June 1995 datecode?
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 23, 2017 3:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I dont have photos but I have logged several
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 23, 2017 4:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Did you happen to log the earliest datecodes for the following Cyrix 5x86 speeds?
80
100
120
133

If so, would you be willing to post them?

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PostPosted: Mon Jan 23, 2017 4:08 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

yah


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PostPosted: Mon Jan 23, 2017 4:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks a lot!

Unless I messed up with my calendar, I am getting 27 1995 as the first week of July 1995 for an engineering sample and 28 1995 as the second week of July 1995 for a non-engineering sample. Is that correct? But you are saying that there are indeed some from mid-June?

Interesting that the 5x86-80 came after the 100 and 120. Were they failed 100/120 units? I have a 5x86-80GP with G5F8539K. Not sure what the date on my other 80 is (I did not photograph it).

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PostPosted: Mon Jan 23, 2017 4:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

yes that is correct.
80s MAY be failed 100s but more likely just made to fulfill a order for a lower speed and/or lower power chip

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