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Five years ago: M2 bang on time - Cyrix
News Cyrix's M2 processor is getting ready to join the coming out party for a new generation of processors. M2 is fine and hunky-dory and bang on date," said Brendan Sherry, Cyrix UK managing director. First published 2 April, 1997.
[March 25, 2002, 6:01]
Cyrix recalled 10,000 processors
News Cyrix Corp.has tightened up its CPU testing procedures after being forced to recall at least 10,000 of its 200MHz 6x86MX processors soon after their introduction. The problem has since been rectified, but the MMX-enabled processors, released in...
[August 28, 1997, 9:54]
Cyrix production problems hurt National
News "National expects sales from its recently acquired Cyrix business unit to decline in the third quarter," said a statement released on Monday by the Santa Clara, Calif.company. Still, the Santa Clara, Calif.company seems to have been surprised by...
[February 3, 1998, 9:44]
Cyrix cuts will trim PC prices
News Cyrix has trimmed prices on its high-end 6x86 processors, taking advantage of Intel's refusal to cut the cost of its chips until February 1997. The Cyrix move will mean slightly cheaper systems over the rest of the year for PC buyers.
[October 4, 1996, 18:35]
A Year Ago Today: Cyrix plays down overheating
News Cyrix today today hit back at suggestions that it has hit rocky ground with its flagship line of 6x86 processors, after some reports suggested that it has experienced overheating problems caused by clocking the chips too high.
[August 19, 1997, 13:31]
Cyrix-based NetPC to debut in January
News Based on a specially developed Cyrix CPU, the first system available will be from an undisclosed tier-one PC vendor, giving the category instant credibility. The system will use Cyrix's GX processor which runs applications faster than a 133MHz...
[October 31, 1996, 11:51]
Cyrix sues Intel for patent infringement
News Like Digital yesterday, Cyrix says Intel infringed its patents in Pentium, Pentium Pro and Pentium II processors. Cyrix is pursuing an injunction and unspecified damages and fees.
[May 14, 1997, 17:01]
Cyrix aims at tier 2/3 players with 6x86MX
News Retail is the classic environment where we find Cyrix PCs. Separately, Sherry said that Cyrix was working with integrators to produce systems with DVD drives for under $1,500 (£1,000) a pop by Christmas.
[June 5, 1997, 15:34]
Q&A: Cyrix's Rogers on life in Intel's shadow
News Jerry Rogers, president and CEO of chip manufacturer Cyrix has a tough task battling with Intel, a company which holds 95 per cent of the chip market. But he is confident that Cyrix will succeed through a combination of high innovation and...
[November 4, 1996, 12:04]
Q&A: Cyrix's Rogers on the NetPC and the x86
News The Cyrix chip is not identical to the Intel chip. Cyrix is at the high-end and AMD is at the low-end if you range from 75MHz to 200MHz. In which areas do you feel Cyrix needs to improve? The three of us [Intel, AMD and Cyrix] are getting further...
[November 11, 1996, 10:20]
One Year Ago: Cyrix 300MHz PII chip ships Q1 1998
News Cyrix will push on with ambitious plans to release chips that will match projected 300MHz Pentium II performance early in 1998. The first spawn of the 6x86MX line - the PR166, PR200 and PR233 - run Windows applications at speeds analogous to a PII...
[June 5, 1998, 6:00]
Cyrix 6x86MX .25 micron first for Nat Semi plant
News Cyrix is upping the stakes in the increasingly competitive semiconductor market after announcing that it will start volume production of its 6x86MX processor on .25 micron processing technology this summer at the National Semiconductor plant in...
[January 13, 1998, 15:47]
AMD, Cyrix want IBM to cook more chips
News The moves would make sense for AMD and National, which owns Cyrix, as both have struggled to produce sufficient numbers of microprocessors in recent times. IBM is thought to have significant over-capacity and has a current agreement to make wafers...
[February 27, 1998, 10:13]
Cyrix to offer 300MHz PII class chip Q1 1998
News The first spawn of the 6x86MX line - the PR166, PR200 and PR233 - run Windows applications at speeds analogous to a PII running at 166MHz, 200MHz and 233MHz respectively, even though the actual clock frequencies are 66MHz, 166MHz and 187.5MHz...
[June 5, 1997, 16:36]
US Report: Cyrix beats Intel with 300MHz MII
News Cyrix's M II line is based on the existing Socket 7 motherboard and chip set architecture, which is well-entrenched and cheaper than newer Slot 1 designs. The M II, which replaces the 6X86MX line, will enable PC makers to deliver high-performance...
[April 14, 1998, 8:34]
A Year Ago: Cyrix-based Net PC to debut in January
News Based on a specially developed Cyrix CPU, the first system available will be from an undisclosed tier-one PC vendor, giving the category instant credibility. The system will use Cyrix's GX processor which runs applications faster than a 133MHz...
[October 31, 1997, 8:46]
M2 bang on time - Cyrix
News Cyrix's M2 processor is getting ready to join the coming out party for a new generation of processors. M2 is fine and hunky-dory and bang on date," said Brendan Sherry, Cyrix UK managing director. While AMD is getting set to launch its K6 processor...
[March 26, 1997, 14:58]
One Year Ago: Cyrix to announce M2 next week
News Cyrix is expected to make the formal announcement of its M2 processor next week. However, rival AMD said today that Cyrix may be looking for crumbs when it goes searching for PC vendors willing to give the M2 a home.
[May 27, 1998, 6:00]
Cyrix cuts chip prices
News While initial pricing on its 6x86MX processor family put Cyrix chips at half the cost of Intel's comparable Pentium II, the latest price book shadows AMD's recent move and gives the Texan firm an approximate 25 per cent lead on Intel's revamped list.
[August 4, 1997, 14:54]
Comdex Fall: Cyrix showcases set-top box
News The whole design is by Cyrix. It is likely that the UK and Europe will have to wait a little longer while Cyrix jumps the hurdle posed by differing TV standards. Cyrix's Ajouri said it will in the next few weeks release a new MediaGX chip set with...
[November 19, 1997, 13:37]
