Mo said:
This is just for my son to play old PC games on (like the freeware version
of Dance Dance Rev., called Step Mania).
[I also have a PIII 500 but I haven't tested it yet. If it does work would
that better be than the Cyrix 750?]
Thanks!
Mo
OK, you will get a lot of posts from people telling you that Cyrix was crap.
Don't listen to them. While Cyrix still tried to compete with the current
processors, they were faster processors than their counterparts manufactured
by Intel. Thus, a Cyrix 750 was about the same as a Intel PIII ~850.
Again, at the time, the Cyrix chips cost LESS than the slower Intel chips.
They were also fully compatible with all operating systems and programs that
could be run on Intel branded chips.
The problem with the Cyrix processors is that they were too cheap (yes,
there is such a thing). They undercut Intel so much that they were mostly
purchased by cheapskates who would "skimp" on ALL THE OTHER COMPONENTS when
they were building their PCs. Thus, Cyrix chips ended up in (mostly) poorly
designed, el-cheapo CRAP computer systems. Over time therefore, Cyrix chips
gained an undeserved reputation for being poor quality. How does that work?
Well, imagine if Michelin tires were extremely cheap, and purchased only by
Yugo owners. As all the Yugo owners complained about their crappy cars with
Michelin tires, Michelin tires would eventually get a bad reputation by
association with being installed on crappy cars.
As I said before, your Cyrix 750 will perform on par with an Intel PIII
~850. So YOU TELL ME if a PIII 500 would be better than that.

-Dave