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Re: Executor (was Re: MACINTOSH IS BEST)
At 06:47 PM 3/5/96 -0700, Clifford T. Matthews wrote:
>>>>>> "Brian" == Brian Quinlan <quinlan@news.sfu.ca> writes:
>In article <4hd66p$8mu@morgoth.sfu.ca> quinlan@news.sfu.ca (Brian Quinlan)
writes:
>
>
> Brian> Clifford T. Matthews <ctm@ardi.com> writes:
> >> Although the specific claim that "MHz per MHz Executor runs 68k
> >> code faster than a PPC601" is no longer true (it was true when
> >> SynPaper was written, when Apple was still shipping their first
> >> 68k emulator), the point I was making in the exchange between
> >> Joe and me is still correct. SoftWindows can run a greater
> >> percentage of applications than Executor can, but Executor is
> >> significantly faster than SoftWindows.
>
> Brian> This may be true but it's not a useful comparison. People
> Brian> who use PowerMacs probably don't use 68K programs to do any
> Brian> work where speed is important so the rate at which the PPC
> Brian> macs run 68K programs isn't important. A better comparison
> Brian> chart would be.
>
> Brian> PowerMac Pentium
> Brian> Speed of native
> Brian> applications.
>
> Brian> Speed of other
> Brian> platform emulated
> Brian> applications
>
>Executor runs 68k based Mac programs on the x86 architecture *much*
>faster than SoftWindows runs runs x86 based programs on the PPC
>architecture. I tossed in the erroneous comparison because I thought
>that would be a good illustration of Executor's speed that many
>readers would relate to. Of course since it was incorrect, it didn't
>make a good illustration at all, which is why I was so quick to
>retract the statement.
>
Take away the portion of $oftWindows than Intel licenced to the authors and
see what portion of the programs will run. Executor is "clean room"
emulation. Given that $oftWindows uses Intel licensed code and Executor
does not, shouldn't this argument be changed to just how DUMB Apple was to
not have System 7.x (or 5.x or 6.x, or whatever) running on the Intel
platform by now, rather than how fast the only one that DOES runs?
By your logic, every one who upgraded to PPC from 68K Macs has either bought
all new software or numbers among the greatest pirates in history. I wonder
which?
John