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SubjectRe: Why is "GenuineIntel" the default vendor_id?
On Mon, 25 Jan 1999, Richard B. Johnson wrote:
> On Mon, 25 Jan 1999, Nate Eldredge wrote:
>
> > Subject probably says it. Why is "GenuineIntel" the default vendor ID
> > reported by /proc/cpuinfo? Seems likely to cause a lot of confusion.
> > (It sure confused me at first!)
> >
> It isn't. The default vendor is "unknown". When the processor(s) are
> tested, the characteristics are checked and the vendors are then usually
> identified.
>
> model : unknown
> vendor_id : unknown
> stepping : unknown

Anyone in favor of changing that to AnonymousCoward? :)

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