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  1. Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup,comp.os.windows.misc
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!comp.vuw.ac.nz!ferrari.datamark.co.nz!david
  3. From: david@datamark.co.nz (David Rowland)
  4. Subject: Info on MICROWARE ACCELERATOR
  5. Message-ID: <1992Nov6.225021.38771@datamark.co.nz>
  6. Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 22:50:21 GMT
  7. Organization: Datamark International Ltd.
  8. Keywords: ms-windows, speed
  9. Lines: 35
  10.  
  11. I recently received an order form for a card called Microware
  12. Accelerator which boasts about making windows up to 25 times faster.
  13.  
  14. The following is a graph which they include as comparisons for a
  15. computer with the card and one without:
  16.  
  17. Bit Block Alignment       | Screen to Screen
  18. (milliseconds)            | (milliseconds)
  19. --------------------------+----------------------------
  20. 286/12 Mhz                | 286/12 Mhz
  21. standard     614          | standard     11.82
  22. accelerator   19          | accelerator   0.63
  23.                           |
  24. 386/33 Mhz                | 386/33 Mhz
  25. standard     477          | standard      9.31
  26. accelerator   18          | accelerator   0.51
  27.                           |
  28. 486/33 Mhz                | 486/33 Mhz
  29. standard     347          | standard      6.37
  30. accelerator   13          | acceleator    0.37
  31.  
  32. (Tests performed on Super-VGA - 1 meg RAM, non-interlaced VESA
  33. compliant)
  34.  
  35. There is no need for reconfiguring windows.  Just plug the card in.
  36.  
  37. Has anyone else heard about this card or give comments on it.  Any
  38. info apart from the pre-sales dribble would be appreciated.
  39.  
  40. thanx.
  41. -- 
  42. | David Rowland       | The British are using New Zealanders.  They must |
  43. | Datamark Intl Ltd   | really mean business !                           |
  44. | Wellington          |      -  General Rommel During Northern African   |
  45. | NEW ZEALAND         |         Campaign WWII.                           |
  46.