From: Dave Love <d DOT love AT dl DOT ac DOT uk>
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Subject: Re: 686
Date: 23 Feb 1997 18:44:38 +0000
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>>>>> "Salvador" == Salvador Eduardo Tropea (SET) <salvador AT natacha DOT inti DOT edu DOT ar> writes:

 Salvador> Cx686 166+ is a CPU a little faster than a Pentium of 166
 Salvador> MHz, no in comparison with a Pentium Pro.

I originally used `686' to mean (potentially) a class of architectures
for which code generation is the same.  I think this is the normal
convention with GCC, though the documentation in that area needs
sorting out.