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 …

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

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 …

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 …

Jun 29, 2025 · VIA Cyrix III, later renamed to C3, is a family of x86-compatible microprocessors. The first generation of Cyrix III CPUs was based on a Joshua core developed by Cyrix.

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 …

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 …

Cyrix began in 1988 as a specialist manufacturer of high-performance maths co-processors for 286 and 386 systems. The company was founded by ex-Texas Instruments staff, and had a …