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- From: crkuntz@sgiis4.sdrc.com (Shane Kuntz)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy,comp.sys.amiga.datacomm,comp.sys.amiga.networking,comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: New Press Release!
- Date: 16 Mar 1996 20:52:59 GMT
- Organization: SDRC
- Sender: crkuntz@sgiis4 (Shane Kuntz)
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- References: <4hivul$nn8@server05.icaen.uiowa.edu> <4i440e$1b9@infa.central.susx.ac.uk> <4i5hlq$rn3@nyx.cs.du.edu> <38233046@kone.fipnet.fi>
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- In article <38233046@kone.fipnet.fi>, "Jyrki Saarinen" <jsaarinen@kone.fipnet.fi> writes:
- |>
- |> > Sorry. Motorola's benchmarks showed the '060-66 being slower than a
- |> > Pentium-66 in integer calculations and a little faster in floating
- |>
- |> Bullshit. Pentium executes two integer inst. rarely, 060 can do
- |> it with all instructions.
- |>
- |> My real-world test (drawing texturemapped polygons to memory)
- |> scored the same on 060/50 (compiled with SAS/C) what P90
- |> scored. (Linux and gcc)
- |>
- |> > point. But Motorola still hasn't released the '060-66. The '060-50 is
- |> > barely faster than a 040-40. That was the main reason that Daystar
- |>
- |> That is bullshit too.
- |>
- Thanks for pointing out these glaring errors.
-
- You know, some people say if you hear something enough you start to
- believe it.
-
- - Shane
-
- |> -- _
- |> a Stellar programmer _ //
- |> "Amiga - back for the future" \X/
-