Folding on a 486

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Folding on a 486

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Re: Folding on a 486

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Re: Folding on a 486

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Same photo, without the size specification http://www.flickr.com/photos/29451145@N03/3995821893
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Re: Folding on a 486

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:lol: that's better :mrgreen:

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Re: Folding on a 486

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I guess the 486 SX's (25 or 33 MHz, no coprocessor) would be rather low on ppds compared to the big bro's DX2 and DX4 (66 and 100 MHz, coprocessor).
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Re: Folding on a 486

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Am I the only one to catch the pun? :lol:

"Folding" (a piece of paper) on a (several) 486(s).
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Re: Folding on a 486

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I thought it was pretty funny.
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Re: Folding on a 486

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uncle fuzzy wrote:Am I the only one to catch the pun? :lol:
I saw it too ... it's a good joke imho ;)
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Re: Folding on a 486

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Yeah I got it too ;)
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Re: Folding on a 486

Post by divery4eyes »

there is a joke here?
i thought he was actually thinking about folding on a 486 :e?:
what does a piece of paper have to do with folding

ha ha just joking :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: Folding on a 486

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that was an amazing cpu back in its day.
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Re: Folding on a 486

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I missed it. I jumped from a 386SX to an AMD 586.

Still, a great sight gag.
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Re: Folding on a 486

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Somehow this was expected. I mean,
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Re: Folding on a 486

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Yep. Good joke.
Noegzit wrote:I guess the 486 SX's (25 or 33 MHz, no coprocessor) would be rather low on ppds compared to the big bro's DX2 and DX4 (66 and 100 MHz, coprocessor).
Nope. The PPD would be zero because you need about 400-500 MHz and a coprocessor to meet the deadline.
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Re: Folding on a 486

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...and SSE
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