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- Path: sparky!uunet!psinntp!ficc!peter
- From: peter@ferranti.com (peter da silva)
- Subject: Re: Aplha vs. Pentium
- Message-ID: <id.Z5FW.P4E@ferranti.com>
- Organization: Xenix Support, FICC
- References: <00965E8C.5E07CBC0@vms.csd.mu.edu>
- Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 18:24:10 GMT
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- In article <00965E8C.5E07CBC0@vms.csd.mu.edu> 2760carpente@vms.csd.mu.edu writes:
- > If a 'Alpha' PC is running Windows NT, will this PC be faster than a
- > 'Pentium' PC running Windows.
-
- Unless Microsoft seriously butchers NT, NT on a 386/16 will probably be
- faster then a Pentium PC running Windows. :->
-
- As far as the CPUs are concerned, the initial AXP is supposed to be a bit
- faster than Pentium, and there is supposed to be ore headroom in the basic
- design.
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