Date: Fri, 16 May 1997 10:37:38 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Mike A. Harris" <mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca>
Reply-To: "Mike A. Harris" <mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca>
To: Benjamin D Chambers <chambersb AT juno DOT com>
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Subject: Re: Chip ID
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On Thu, 15 May 1997, Benjamin D Chambers wrote:

> Sorry to post something off-topic, but where should I direct inquiries
> about identifying Pentium chips (using assembly)?  Anyone know of an
> Intel-style Assembly Mailing list?

http://www.x86.org

try the CPUID instruction

if you have Borland C 3.1 or later, or TASM, look in the examples
directories and you'll find CPUID.ASM

Also, download SNIPPETS from simtelnet.  I don't know what
directory it is in, but you can find it by doing a search for
SNIP9*.*

I believe the filename is SNIP9611.ZIP

It contains code to detect the CPU type, FPU, etc...

Have fun.
TTYL

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