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Relates that Cyrix's 6x86-P200+ personal-computer (PC) processors have surpassed Intel's best Pentium chips. The Cyrix chips being compatible with Intel 150MHz Pentiums; The percentage by which the P200+ ran faster than the Intel Pentium 200-MHz system, in preproduction systems; Chart of systems in which the two chips were tested; Expected shipping dates for Intel, Cyrix and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) chips to be released from 1996 through 1998.

Focuses on the competition posed by the Cyrix Corp.'s 5X86 microprocessor to the Intel Corp.'s Pentium processors. Differences between the 5X86 and Intel's Pentium; 5X86's architectural features that maximize efficiency; Impending release of Cyrix's 6X86 processor; Other processors developments. INSET: First look: 6X86 vs. Pentium..

Reviews the Cyrix 6x86MX microprocessor, formerly code-named M2. Features; Price; When loaded CyberMax personal computers based on the chip will be available. INSETS: Just in.;Pentium II-300 breaks WorldBench records,' by Bill Snyder.;Let price/performance be your guide..

Reports on the author's experience in receiving a central processing unit transplant after having problems with his Cyrix 6X86 computer chip. Problems and mistakes he solved; Interaction with Windows 95; Recommendations.

Features Advanced Micro Devices' K5 processor and CPUS based on Cyrix's M1 architecture and NexGen's Nx586 processor power systems. Competition with Intel's Pentium; Design; Speed capacity; Hardware configuration; Capabilities.

Features the M1 microprocessor of Gerald D. Rogers' Cyrix Corporation. Survival of manufacturing glitches and a copyright suit filed by Intel Corp.; Comparison to the Intel Pentium chip.

Presents answers to various computer questions. Moving files from one computer to another; Why Norton Utilities does not recognize the Cyrix 6x86 200+ as a Pentium level processor; Programs which overwrite deleted files so they can not be restored; How to keep the system clock on one's computer accurate; Setting up one's keyboard to give an audible warning when certain buttons are pressed.

Explains how the P-rating industry performance standard and methodology applies to Cyrix Corp.'s 6x86 processor. Measurement of processor architecture and clock speed in megahertz; Primary indicators of a personal computer's performance; Use of a P+ designation for the 6x86 to indicate better performance; Selection of Ziff-Davis Winstone 96 benchmark.

Features Epson's ActionNote 766 Series of notebook computers. Use of Cyrix Corp.'s CX486DX2-V66 processor; Comparison with computers using DX2-50 and DX4-75 processors; Capabilities; Specifications; Support and compatibility; Pricing; Availability; Contact information.

Presents information on the performance of Cyrix's M II-300 chip. It's performance in the CyberMax ValueMax B8 personal computer (PC); It's speed versus cost; Whether a big-name PC company will market an M II-based system; Statistics on application test time and playback tests. INSET: Is a $400 PC on the horizon?.

Evaluates the features of Cyrix Corp.'s 6x86MX processor. Computer compatibility; Clock speeds; Performance impact on business applications; Strategy used by Cyrix engineers to upgrade 187.5MHz performance to 233MHz level. INSET: C6 promises new value..

States that the Compaq Presario 2000 series of computers feature the Cyrix MediaGX microprocessor.

Focuses on Cyrix Corp.'s 6x86 microprocessor introduced by the company in October 1995. Microprocessor rivalry between Cyrix and Intel; Features of Cyrix 6x86; Bandwidth; Desktop applications; Integer unit; Compatibility testing; Versions of 6x86. INSET: Clock speed isn't everything..

Reports on Cyrix's announcement that Compaq Computer will use its MediaGX Processor in the Presario line of PCs. Cyrix's positioning of MediaGX as its entry-level processor; Company's plan to offer a full line of MediaGX chips with speeds ranging up to 200MHz by the end of the year; Contents of Cyrix's microprocessor portfolio; Price lineup.

Deals with the plan of the National Semiconductor Corp. to exit the personal computer (PC) chip business by selling its Cyrix Corp. but retain its MediaGX chip aimed for thin clients and Web appliances. Business losses of the company since the acquisition of Cyrix; How the MediaGX chip of Cyrix cuts costs; Key customers of National for its MediaGX; Information on the Timna chip of Intel Corp.

Reports on Cyrix Corp.'s plan to sample its next-generation M2 microprocessor with more multimedia support. Negotiation plans to sign up a third partner to complement its relationship with IBM Microelectronics and SGS-Thomson Microelectronics; M2's offering of enhanced clock frequency and multimedia support.

Reports on Cyrix Corp.'s preparations to manufacture personal computers to promote its 6X86 microprocessor. Sampling of early 6X86 system versions; Outline of development strategies for manufacturing; Comments from Cyrix official Steve Tobak.

Focuses on the brand-recognition problem tied up with the release of the 6X86 microprocessor, formerly the Cyrix M1, by both Cyrix Corp. and IBM Microelectronics. Product positioning against Intel's Pentium; Establishment of a performance point in the customer's mind; Prejudice against M1 architecture; De-emphasis of vendors' brand name in favor of the 6X86 logo in promotion of the M1 chip.

Reports on the production of the Cyrix 6x86 microprocessor. Comments from senior engineering VP Kevin McDonough; Cyrix's history.

Reports on Cyrix Corp.'s plans to offer both the flagship M1 superscalar X86 central processing unit (CPU) and its scaled-down version M1SC in 1995. Efforts to cope with the size and attendant cost problems of the M1; Intel Pentium's big lead in the X86 market; M1's manufacturing challenge; Cyrix's consistent weak spots.

Reports on the agreement entered into between Cyrix Corp. and International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) to manufacture Cyrix's M1, a chip with Pentium-class performance and compatibility; Use of IBM's manufacturing techniques.

Reports on the release of the x86-compatible AMD K5 and Cyrix M1 microprocessors. Results of the preliminary benchmarks run by Intel Corp. to the P6 processor; Functions and features of two microprocessors.

Examines the features of the Cx486SLC, a 486SX compatible processor from Cyrix which will fit existing 386 designs, and an unnamed 486SX compatible that will be pin-compatible with Intel's 386DX. 486 clones; Performance advantages over the 386; Radical design of the Cx486SLC; Testing results; Recommendations.

Introduces Cyrix Corp.'s 6x86MX Pr266 microprocessor. Features and capabilities; Comparison with Pentium processors; Cached disk; Video; Price; Contact information.

Features the Cyrix 6x86-P166 computer. Features of the Cyrix 6x86-P166+ processor; Product features; Processor speed; Performance; Advantages; Disadvantages; Price. INSET: What's faster than a 200MHz processor?..

Lists several microprocessors slated to be released into the new millennium and their ratings. Description of M II 333 from Cyrix; Cost of 233MHz MediaGX from Cyrix; Capabilities of K6-2 from AMD.

Previews Cyrix III processors from Via Technologies. Features and capabilities; Prices; Utilization of elements of the Centaur technology; Benchmark scores for processors.

Looks at the marketing plans of Cyrix company for its microprocessors. Details on Cyrix's Gobi chip; Information on the company's M3 chips.

Focuses on the Jalapeno, the codename for the microprocessor core from Cyrix. Planned introduction of the M3 integrated chip based on Jalapeno; Superscalar core of the Jalapeno; Features and capabilities of Jalapeno.

Reports on SGS-Thomson Microelectronics' problems with its manufacture of the 6X86 for Cyrix Corp. Terms of agreement between the two companies. Financial performance for the first half of 1996.

Reports on Cyrix's development of M2, a next-generation processor that will offer increased speed over the 6X86 central processing unit (CPU) and full compatibility with Intel's MMX multimedia instruction set. Redesigned execution units; Response to Intel's P55C and Pentium Pro CPUs.

Reports that Cyrix Corp. stopped all new 486 wafer starts at International Business Machines Corp. in May 1995 and is winding it down at its second foundry, SGS-Thomson. Launching of Cyrix's M1 microprocessor; Business strategies; Acceleration of multimedia handling n an X86; Comments from Jim Chapman, senior vice president of market for Cyrix.

Focuses on Cyrix's 5x86 microprocessor, and says that the product brings into focus the problematic naming challenge that Cyrix, AMD and other companies face in promoting new processors. Why processing names have become important to consumer marketing; Questions about what Cyrix will call its M1.

Looks at the interest of CPU and core logic makers in a new target, the $1,000 home multimedia PC. Cyrix Corp. and the unveiling of the M1sc, the first of its Pentium-class CPUs with a 486 bus and a 486 price; Comment from Michael Ham, product marketing manager at Pico Power; Other activity in the field.

Reports that Cyrix Corp. will officially announce its often-discussed M1 SC processor in June 1995. What the device is based on; Reduction of die area and power consumption; Plans for a second version of the M1.

Reports that Cyrix International Inc. has begun sampling its M1 and M1SC microprocessors to top tier motherboard and notebook makers in Taipei, Taiwan. Shipment of volumes of quantities of M1-based boards.

Reports on the plan by International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) Microelectronics of selling Cyrix X86 microprocessors with its sale of relabeled versions of the Cyrix 486DX2 parts and Cyrix M1 central processing units. Marketing strategies for the personal computers; Terms and conditions of the tie up between IBM and Cyrix; Economic implications of the marketing agreement.

Reports on Cyrix Corp.'s Cx486DRx2 processors. Use for upgrading 386 systems to 486 performance; Design to allow the central processing unit to continue running at clock-doubled speeds even on cache misses.

Reports on trends in information technology. Challengers to Intel's dominance of the micro-processor market. Comparison of competitor's chips with Intel's Pentium microprocessor; NexGen's Nx586; Cyrix's M1; Advanced Micro Devices' K5 microprocessors.

Reports on the addition to the 6X86 microprocessor series of the Cyrix company. What the additions are; Testing at MDR Labs; Use of P-rating for the processors.

Features the M1 microprocessor from Cyrix. Ziff-Davis Wiinstone 95 benchmark score.

Reports that several microcomputer makers are showing preproduction versions of desktop and mobile computers based on Cyrix's Pentium-class 5x86 microprocessor.

Reviews the 6x86-P200 computer from Cyrix.

Features the Cyrix 6x86 microprocessors. Specifications; Test performance; Price range.

Reports on the new systems planned by a number of corporations that will be based on Cyrix's new CX486SLC, a 486SX-compatible chip. Speed; Price; Zeo's Cyrix -based desktop; Results of 486SLC tests; Positive Corporation's CX486SLC desktop machine.

Predicts the performance in 1998 of suppliers of the X86 microprocessor. X86 microprocessor, a product of Cyrix Inc.; Other microprocessors that compete with the Intel Pentium microprocessor.

Reports on the availability of Cyrix Corp.'s 6X86-MX microprocessor. Speed ratings.

Reports on Compaq Computer Corp.'s launching of its first $1,000-personal computer powered by Cyrix Corp.'s MediaGX microprocessor.

Features the `M2 architecture' of media processing by Cyrix. Features and specifications; Functions and usability; provision of the floating-point mantissa multiplier; Configuration of the M2 onchip cache.