Brian W. Snyder wrote: >> >> For future reference, 586 is generally programmer's shorthand for >> Pentium. I'm also reasonably sure 686 is shorthand for Pentium II. > > 686 refers to the P6 family which is Pentium Pro and higher. You know, I keep forgetting about the Pentium Pro - I guess because Intel seems to have forgotten about it, too. :-) Chris