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  1. Path: sparky!uunet!cis.ohio-state.edu!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!ohstpy!miavx1!jdcarmack
  2. Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
  3. Subject: Re: SX vs DX
  4. Message-ID: <1993Jan3.232410.14842@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu>
  5. From: jdcarmack@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu
  6. Date: 3 Jan 93 23:24:10 -0500
  7. Reply-To: jdcarmack@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu
  8. Followup-To: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
  9. References: <1993Jan3.171534.24834@news.uiowa.edu>
  10. Distribution: usa
  11. Organization: Miami University Academic Computer Service"
  12. Keywords: avoid DX2, otherwise what will you use it for
  13. Summary: SX, DX, DX2
  14. Lines: 34
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  16. In article <1993Jan3.171534.24834@news.uiowa.edu>, dhmadsen@icaen.uiowa.edu (Donald H Madsen) writes:
  17. > Is the extra cost of a 486 DX cpu justified over a 486 SX?  Your cpmments
  18. > will be appreciated.
  19. > 
  20. > dhmadsen@icaen.uiowa.edu
  21. > 
  22.  
  23. Guess that depends on how much of a difference they are asking :)
  24.  
  25. Seriously, there is so little difference in the price that I bought a
  26. 486 DX myself.  With prices going back up (or, is it just an appearance
  27. so they can sell more?), I'd think it over.  Will you ever need a math
  28. co-processor?  If so, I'd advise the 486.  If it was me, and I wasn't sure,
  29. I'd buy the 486 anyways.  If I knew I'd never do database or spreadsheet
  30. calculations that required huge amounts of data, I'd go for the SX.
  31.  
  32. One other thing, some dealers are offering something called a DX2.  I
  33. forget exactly what they are at the moment, but stay away from them.
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  36. |  John Carmack                | "Why is a raven like a writing desk?"  |
  37. |  Academic Computing Service  |             -Mad Hatter                |
  38. |  Miami University            |                                        |
  39. |  Oxford, Ohio                |                                        |
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  44. |  John Carmack                | "Why is a raven like a writing desk?"  |
  45. |  Academic Computing Service  |             -Mad Hatter                |
  46. |  Miami University            |                                        |
  47. |  Oxford, Ohio                |                                        |
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