Broken CPU Launched the Pentium Branding

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After the 486, Intel went another direction and branded their 5th generation of microprocessor the Pentium! The first two models were clocked at 60 MHz and 66 MHz. Their significance in CPU history is without a doubt, but what about using such a CPU for Retro PC Gaming?

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