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  1. Path: news.bellglobal.com!news
  2. From: jesebel@execulink.com (jesebel)
  3. Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
  4. Subject: Re: x86 must die it's over-priced junk
  5. Date: 9 Feb 1996 15:44:37 GMT
  6. Organization: Bell Global Solutions
  7. Message-ID: <936.6613T630T2903@execulink.com>
  8. References: <Pine.SUN.3.91.960207172950.9405A-100000@pasta>
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  11.  
  12. >You can get a 486DX2-80 for about 20 quid + VAT. This CPU is faster than a
  13. >40mhz '040 and probably faster than the '060. In six months time DX4-120s
  14. >will be just as cheap.
  15.  
  16.         No, the 50MHz 68060 is 30% faster than a 90MHz Pentium chip. Don't
  17. forget that the 68060 is RISC internally, with a CISC-interpreter.
  18.  
  19. >You've got to admire the x86 series, it's the only thing PCs have going
  20. >for them.
  21.  
  22.         Do we really?   ;)
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