Talk:Pentium compatible processor

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So why is Pentium compatibility of any more interest than, say, general IA-32 compatibility, or Intel P6 compatibility? Guy Harris 02:18, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Also Carrots

Indeed 82.4.232.240 20:49, 12 March 2006 (UTC)

Err, umm, what? Guy Harris 19:07, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] i586 vs i686

The article says Pentium compatible processors are also known as i586s. But would anyone call a Core 2 an i586? It's an i686, right? --Allen 01:30, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

No, it's a Core 2 - it has SSE, SSE2, SSE3, and SSSE3 support, as well as x86-64 support, VT support for most chips, etc., etc., none of which the P6's had.

I'll just slap a "citation needed" on that claim; if no citation shows up, out it goes. Guy Harris 03:21, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

Thanks. Based on your answer, I'll take "Core 2" out of the list of i686 processors on i686. You might want to check the list for others that should be removed. --Allen 03:54, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Why does i586 redirect here?

Just curious. Shouldn't it redirect to a page specifically for the 5th generation of IA-32 CPUs, sorta like i686 (although Intel P6 is a far better page), i787, and i886? Suigi 04:04, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

As a test run, I'm redirecting i586 to the page for the Pentium, to follow the scheme of i386 and i486 redirecting to their respective pages. Suigi 23:32, 29 June 2007 (UTC)