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- From: 01mbmccabe@leo.bsuvc.bsu.edu
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
- Subject: Re: PC Bigotrynex
- Message-ID: <1993Jan26.164603.14078@bsu-ucs>
- Date: 26 Jan 93 21:46:03 GMT
- Article-I.D.: bsu-ucs.1993Jan26.164603.14078
- References: <1993Jan21.161552.24920@newshost.lanl.gov><1993Jan21.192029.5021@exu.ericsson.se><1993Jan22.121036.13975@bsu-ucs> <H.ea.HkqTGyaJhdc@semprini.tdkcs.waterloo.on.ca>
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- > In <1993Jan22.121036.13975@bsu-ucs>, 01mbmccabe@leo.bsuvc.bsu.edu writes:
- >> What is the deal with those 66mHz claims anywho? I've heard that it's not
- >> altogether a true statement -- one of those claims that _should_ be followed by
- >> a little asterisk for disclaimer. Anyone?
- >
- > Like the Motorola 68040, the "dx2" '486s run at twice the speed
- > internally. Thus, a "'486dx2/66" is a 486/33 running at 66Mhz inside
- > the chip, which will speed things up a bit. Not 2x, but...
- >
- > You could also call a 68040/33 a "68040dx2/66" if you wanted, but
- > Motorola has never tried to make the 2x internal speed thing a marketing
- > point. IMHO, a more honest approach.
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- My point exactly. This speed "doubling," in my opinion, is purely a result of
- clone-fever -- more, more, faster, faster! I'd just like a little asterisk.
-
- -Matt
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