Cyrix issues explained...

GOOD NEWS- It is reported in this month's PC World Magazine that the problem with Nascar Racing and the Cyrix chips lies with W95's inability to recognize the Cyrix chip for what it is. Cyrix says that W95 only has internal data to recognize Cyrix 486-type chips; even though the newer chips are more Pentium capable. Therefore the game, which requires a Pentium to run, is being told by W95 that there is a 486 installed. BAD NEWS- Cyrix reports there is no fix or work-around at this time. Bummer. If anyone has a new Cyrix machine WITHOUT W95 installed; ie DOS or W3.11, post here whether your machine will run the game or not. The article only addressed the W95/DOS7 issue. Hurry up and wait.

Did anyone with Cyrix problems try booting to a previous version of DOS or must you use DOS7? I don't have a cyrix so I wouldn't know. Just a suggestion.

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>GOOD NEWS- >It is reported in this month's PC World Magazine that the problem with >Nascar Racing and the Cyrix chips lies with W95's inability to recognize >the Cyrix chip for what it is. Cyrix says that W95 only has internal data >to recognize Cyrix 486-type chips; even though the newer chips are more >Pentium capable. Therefore the game, which requires a Pentium to run, is >being told by W95 that there is a 486 installed. >BAD NEWS- >Cyrix reports there is no fix or work-around at this time. Bummer. >If anyone has a new Cyrix machine WITHOUT W95 installed; ie DOS or W3.11, >post here whether your machine will run the game or not. The article only >addressed the W95/DOS7 issue. >Hurry up and wait.

It does not work at all. I use DOS6.22/Win31 and it will not work. The problem is not only with Win95, but and software that uses the CPUID command. The Cyrix will answer 486 compatible, not Pentium compatible. Why they did this, nobody knows. But Adam said they're not using CPUID to find your processor type, so they must be doing a FPU benchmark test or something. Who knows.... Rumor has it though that Papyrus has fixed this in the released version. And, no, there will not be an updated demo. Mike

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>Subject: Cyrix issues explained... >Date: 30 Sep 1996 19:03:07 -0400 >GOOD NEWS- >It is reported in this month's PC World Magazine that the problem with >Nascar Racing and the Cyrix chips lies with W95's inability to recognize >the Cyrix chip for what it is. Cyrix says that W95 only has internal data >to recognize Cyrix 486-type chips; even though the newer chips are more >Pentium capable. Therefore the game, which requires a Pentium to run, is >being told by W95 that there is a 486 installed. >BAD NEWS- >Cyrix reports there is no fix or work-around at this time. Bummer.

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