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Cyrix 6x86The Chip That Quake Exposed

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Cyrix warned of a quarterly loss the day before Quake came out, yet the game still gets the blame for its fall.

Quake did not kill Cyrix: it exposed what the 6x86's rating left out, and a price war finished it.

Subject
The Cyrix 6x86, 1995
Chapters
9
Sources
8
Credits
69
Corrections
0

Sources

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  • Article6
  • Book1
  • Interview1

The sources the story leans on most, primary sources first. Read dates are when the page was consulted; the live page may have changed since.

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Image & music credits

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68 photos, 1 music track, from the hosts linked below. Each file name links to the file's page, which carries the full license terms.

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1 Photo jerry rogers cyrix intel inside tombstone forbes 1995 full.jpg Forbes, 9 October 1995, p. 113, photograph for Nikhil Hutheesing's 'Cyrix inside?' (Internet Archive, forbes156octforb) License unknown
2 Photo cyrix intel inside rip tombstone forbes 1995.jpg Forbes, 9 October 1995, p. 113, photograph for Nikhil Hutheesing's 'Cyrix inside?' (Internet Archive, forbes156octforb) License unknown
3 Photo forbes 1995 oct9 p112 cyrix inside.jpg Forbes, 9 October 1995, p. 112 (Internet Archive, forbes156octforb, page n123) License unknown
4 Photo forbes 1995 oct9 p113 jerry rogers tombstone.jpg Forbes, 9 October 1995, p. 113 (Internet Archive, forbes156octforb, page n124) License unknown
5 Photo https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Cyrix 6x86-P166.jpg Wikimedia Commons, 'Cyrix 6x86-P166.jpg' (CC BY-SA 3.0) License unknown
6 Photo https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Cyrix 6x86-P166.jpg Wikimedia Commons, 'Cyrix 6x86-P166.jpg' (CC BY-SA 3.0) License unknown
7 Photo cgw 148 november 1996 quake table of results.jpg Computer Gaming World no. 148, November 1996, p. 161 (Internet Archive, Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_148) License unknown
8 Photo https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Cyrix M II-433GP - 300MHz CPU 1998 front.jpg Wikimedia Commons License unknown
9 Photo https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/KL Cyrix 6x86L.jpg Wikimedia Commons, 'KL Cyrix 6x86L.jpg' (Konstantin Lanzet, CC BY-SA 3.0) License unknown
10 Photo https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/TI logo from back of TI-55 calculator (21472570186).jpg Wikimedia Commons License unknown
11 Photo business week 1992 sep14 cyrix headline and chart.jpg Business Week, 14 September 1992 (Internet Archive, businessweek199205newy, page n189) License unknown
12 Photo https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/I386DX-25 IV SX543 + i387DX 16-33.jpg Wikimedia Commons, 'I386DX-25 IV SX543 + i387DX 16-33.jpg' (Capitalistcakes, CC0) License unknown
13 Photo https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Cyrix 87DLC (8520138303).jpg Wikimedia Commons, 'Cyrix 87DLC (8520138303).jpg' License unknown
14 Photo https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/KL Cyrix FasMath CX83D87.jpg Wikimedia Commons, 'KL Cyrix FasMath CX83D87.jpg' (Konstantin Lanzet, CC BY-SA 3.0) License unknown
15 Photo https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Cyrix FasMath die.JPG Wikimedia Commons, 'Cyrix FasMath die.JPG' (Pauli Rautakorpi, CC BY 3.0) License unknown
16 Photo https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Intel 386 - 25 + Cyrix FasMath.jpg Wikimedia Commons License unknown
17 Photo https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/KL Cyrix FasMath CX83S87.jpg Wikimedia Commons, 'KL Cyrix FasMath CX83S87.jpg' (Konstantin Lanzet, CC BY-SA 3.0) License unknown
18 Photo https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Cyrix Cx486SLCe-V25MP DF7339E top.jpg Wikimedia Commons, 'Cyrix Cx486SLCe-V25MP DF7339E top.jpg' License unknown
19 Photo Intel 80386 DX die.JPG Pauli Rautakorpi CC BY 3.0
20 Photo Fale - Monaco - 72.jpg Fabio Alessandro Locati CC BY-SA 3.0
21 Photo pc magazine 1996 apr9 dell dimension pentium 166mhz ad.jpg PC Magazine, 9 April 1996 (Internet Archive, PC-Mag-1996-04-09, page n22) License unknown
22 Photo https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ic-photo-Cyrix--CX-83D87-33-GP--FasMath--(386-FPU).png Wikimedia Commons License unknown
23 Photo https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Cyrix 6x86 early die.jpg Wikimedia Commons, 'Cyrix 6x86 early die.jpg' (Pauli Rautakorpi, CC BY 3.0) License unknown
24 Photo https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/KL Cyrix 6x86.jpg Wikimedia Commons, 'KL Cyrix 6x86.jpg' (Konstantin Lanzet, CC BY-SA 3.0) License unknown
25 Photo https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Intel Pentium P54C die.jpg Wikimedia Commons, 'Intel Pentium P54C die.jpg' (Pauli Rautakorpi, CC BY 3.0) License unknown
26 Photo Cyrix 6x86 arch.svg Appaloosa CC BY-SA 3.0
27 Photo https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/KL Intel Pentium 120.jpg Wikimedia Commons, 'KL Intel Pentium 120.jpg' (Konstantin Lanzet, CC BY-SA 3.0) License unknown
28 Photo https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Pentium P54C Die.jpg Wikimedia Commons, 'Pentium P54C Die.jpg' License unknown
29 Photo https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/IBM 6x86 P120+.jpg Wikimedia Commons, 'IBM 6x86 P120+.jpg' License unknown
30 Photo Ic-photo-Intel--A80502-75--(Pentium-CPU).JPG Myself User:ZyMOS CC BY-SA 4.0
31 Photo https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/IBM 6x86 PR166+.jpg Wikimedia Commons, 'IBM 6x86 PR166+.jpg' (CC BY-SA 4.0) License unknown
32 Photo KL Cyrix 6x86.jpg Konstantin Lanzet CC BY-SA 3.0
33 Photo jerry rogers cyrix forbes 1995.jpg Forbes, 9 October 1995, p. 113, photograph for Nikhil Hutheesing's 'Cyrix inside?' (Internet Archive, forbes156octforb) License unknown
34 Photo KL IBM 6x86 P166+ Cyrix.jpg Konstantin Lanzet CC BY-SA 3.0
35 Photo pc magazine 1996 apr9 dell dimension pentium 166mhz ad.jpg PC Magazine, 9 April 1996 (Internet Archive, PC-Mag-1996-04-09, page n22) License unknown
36 Photo https://archive.org/details/PC-Mag-1996-04-09/page/n32 archive.org License unknown
37 Photo https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/KL IBM 6x86 P166+ Cyrix.jpg Wikimedia Commons, 'KL IBM 6x86 P166+ Cyrix.jpg' (Konstantin Lanzet, CC BY-SA 3.0) License unknown
38 Photo boot 1996 cyrix ad higher performance.jpg boot no. 1, August-September 1996 (Internet Archive, boot-magazine-vol01-issue01-sept-1996, page n101) License unknown
39 Photo https://www.versionmuseum.com/images/applications/microsoft-excel/microsoft-excel^1995^excel-95-cells.png www.versionmuseum.com License unknown
40 Photo quake 1996 shareware cd cover.jpg Quake shareware CD (Internet Archive, quake-sw) License unknown
41 Photo https://archive.org/details/Cyrix6x86SalesFlyer/page/n2 archive.org License unknown
42 Photo https://archive.org/details/ByteVol21No11/page/n32 archive.org License unknown
43 Photo https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Sockel7-cpus.JPG Wikimedia Commons, 'Sockel7-cpus.JPG' (public domain) License unknown
44 Photo A80386DX-25 SX218.jpg Mister rf CC BY-SA 4.0
45 Photo cyrix 6x86 databook 1996 block diagram.jpg Cyrix, 6x86 Processor data book, March 1996, p. 1 (datasheets.chipdb.org, 6X-DBOOK.PDF) License unknown
46 Photo forbes 1995 cyrix net sales chart.jpg Forbes, 9 October 1995, p. 112 (Internet Archive, forbes156octforb) License unknown
47 Photo https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/IBM 6x86 P150+ CPU.jpg Wikimedia Commons License unknown
48 Photo https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Cyrix 5x86-120GP Microprocessor.jpg Wikimedia Commons, 'Cyrix 5x86-120GP Microprocessor.jpg' (CC BY-SA 4.0) License unknown
49 Photo https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ibmp166.jpg Wikimedia Commons, 'Ibmp166.jpg' (public domain) License unknown
50 Photo https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Cyrix Cx486DX2 (8521248560).jpg Wikimedia Commons License unknown
51 Photo https://archive.org/details/Cyrix6x86SalesFlyer/page/n0 archive.org License unknown
52 Photo https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Intel Pentium P54C die (9026427061).jpg Wikimedia Commons License unknown
53 Photo https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Intel Pentium 166.jpg Wikimedia Commons, 'Intel Pentium 166.jpg' (CC BY-SA 4.0) License unknown
54 Photo https://archive.org/details/Computer Gaming World Issue 148/page/n164 archive.org License unknown
55 Photo https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/TSENG ET6000.jpg Wikimedia Commons, 'TSENG ET6000.jpg' License unknown
56 Photo cgw 148 november 1996 quake table of results.jpg Computer Gaming World no. 148, November 1996, p. 161 (Internet Archive, Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_148) License unknown
57 Photo https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ic-photo-IBM--IBM26 6x86L-2VAP166GB--(6x86-CPU).png Wikimedia Commons License unknown
58 Photo Cyrix 6x86-P166.jpg Appaloosa CC BY-SA 3.0
59 Photo https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Cyrix 6x86MX PR200 Front.jpg Wikimedia Commons License unknown
60 Photo https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ic-photo-cyrix-6x86MX-PR233.png Wikimedia Commons License unknown
61 Photo Cyrix IBM 6x86 PR200 CPU.jpg RetroEditor CC BY-SA 4.0
62 Photo https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Cyrix MediaGX GXI.jpg Wikimedia Commons License unknown
63 Photo https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Cyrix IBM CPU 6x86MX PR200 top.jpg Wikimedia Commons, 'Cyrix IBM CPU 6x86MX PR200 top.jpg' (CC BY-SA 3.0) License unknown
64 Photo https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Cyrix mii 300gp.JPG Wikimedia Commons, 'Cyrix mii 300gp.JPG' License unknown
65 Photo https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/KL Intel Celeron Mendocino Top.jpg Wikimedia Commons, 'KL Intel Celeron Mendocino Top.jpg' (Konstantin Lanzet, CC BY-SA 3.0) License unknown
66 Photo https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Cyrix M-II 333GP.jpg Wikimedia Commons License unknown
67 Photo https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Cyrix MediaGXm.jpg Wikimedia Commons License unknown
68 Photo https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/KL Cyrix III 500.jpg Wikimedia Commons, 'KL Cyrix III 500.jpg' (Konstantin Lanzet, CC BY-SA 3.0) License unknown
69 Music The Solid Energy Crew - Imagine.wav The Solid Energy Crew (Andreas Viklund) CC BY 4.0

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