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Jeremias A. Sauceda wrote:
> 
> Bill Lo wrote:
> > The order of priority in software development industry is this:
> >
> >   - Make it work
> >   - Make it right
> >   - Make it fast
> >   - Make it small
> >
> > You can imagine the result if the last two priorities never get
> > the "processor time" :)
> 
> It seems that the same thing happens to hardware.  I'm only 16 so I have
> not owned that many computers.
> 
> I previously had an AMDX4-100/8MB (I was using w95 back then); later I
> upgraded to a Pentium 133/16MB.  The main thing I noticed was that the
> hard drive was not crunching as often.  What excatly did the processor
> do?  Besides this the only major speed increases were in trueSpace and
> PhotoStyler.
> 
> The 8088 has 8 general purpose registers.
> The 80386 has 8 general purpose registers.
> The Pentium has 8 general purpose registers.
> 
> I realize that there is a big difference in the MMU, pipelines, etc. but
> then I look at the PPC which has 32 general purpose registers. No wonder
> PPC is faster than Pentium MXX at the same clock speed.
> 
> Why is there so much hype over the higher clock speeds?
> A faster CPU is not a BETTER CPU.
> 
> I think users are simply not educated, this is the root of all these
> bloated apps and processors.
> 
> Some one asked me how much it would cost to upgrade their Pentium 75 to
> a Pentium 166 or higher.  When I asked why the answer was "I want to use
> the latest version of Word".  This persion does nothing but word
> processing.  What difference would Pentium 75/8MB/WinFWGrps/MS Works
> make over Pentium 166/32MB/w95/Word?
> 
> When all these companies and magazines fill everyone's head with garbage
> people will buy any crap, ultimately there is little progress.
> 
> Jeremias Sauceda
> jsauceda@sprynet.com

The main reason your hard disk didn't thrash as much when you went
to the Pentium system was the increased memory.  8MB isn't really nearly
enough for Win95 (usoft claims notwithstanding), 16MB is barely there--
most recommend 24MB or more.  Happy confusing...
.B.