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- From: pdhatchm@socs.uts.edu.au (Io's Hatchet)
- Subject: Re: New 486 Suggestions?
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- Organization: Computing Sciences, Uni of Technology, Sydney.
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- Date: 29 Aug 92 03:05:47 GMT
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- greenfie@gauss.rutgers.edu (Greenfie) writes:
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- > Should I just get a 386-40, as I said above, and get the best components
- >I can, or will a faster CPU help much? I have a feeling RAM makes a bigger
- >impact on system performance, as in OS/2, but I'd like to be sure.
- >(Especially since I wouldn't be the only user of this system.)
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- In my experience with Linux a faster CPU is a BIG advantage.
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- Someone preveously mentioned it taking a 486-33 12 minutes to do a
- "make clean ; make dep ; make".
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- My 486-50 does this in just over 4 mins.
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- Whether the speed difference is worth the money difference I can not say :)
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