Part of the Microprocessors glossary:

Cyrix (pronounced SYE-rihks ) was a line of low-cost microprocessors intended for personal computers and information appliances that competed, along with AMD and Intel , for the low-cost microprocessor market. Acquired by VIA Technologies, a Taiwan supplier of chipsets and processors, the Cyrix technology continues to be offered in the VIA Cyrix MII processor. VIA also offers is own VIA C3 processor.

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