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In article <4s0vql$96l@corona.calgary.chevron.com>
           dego@orion.calgary.chevron.com "dennis r. gorrie" writes:

>Concerning the 'slowness' of PentiumPro vs Pentiums of same clockspeed:
>
>First, note that if if buy a PentiumPro, you're not at all likely to 
>get one of the same clock speed anyways!

Pentium 200's and Pentium Pro 200's are both available.

> Therefore, this kind of comparison
>is worthless.  The fact is, a PentiumPro 200mhz is the fastest available
>intel production chip for running apps, 32 OR 16 bit.  

I wouldn't say that for certain without hard figures. A PPro 200
may not be faster than a Pentium 200 for 16 bit code but even if it
isn't faster it isn't *that* much slower.

>As far as all the magazines and 'experts' statements that because of the 
>PPro "problems" running 16 bit apps, please stop and think about this,
>and realize it for what it really is: Marketing for Pentiums.  

There is some justification especially for systems with the buggy Orion
chipsets. It is only verey recently that PPros have been able to
demonstrate their real potential in systems available to end users.

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