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Re: [++] K6 fpu vs Pentium for Quake (Was: Re: Single kni pipeline == byebye Intel dominance)

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From: Peter da Silva
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 00:00
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In article <m267d3a6ws.fsf@mailhost.neuroinformatik.ruhr-uni-bochum.de>,
David Kastrup  <dak@mailhost.neuroinformatik.ruhr-uni-bochum.de> wrote:
>peter@baileynm.com (Peter da Silva) writes:
>> In article <3635B074.2356@howard.genetics.utah.edu>,
>> Patrick O'Neil  <patrick@howard.genetics.utah.edu> wrote:
>> >In reading Klaus' message, he indicates, by implication, that games
>> >such as Nethack are plenty good enough and that, therefore, anyone and
>> >everyone should be able to adopt non-mainstream CPU architectures.  

>> An Alpha for Internet, and the MIPS chip in the Nintendo 64 for
>> videogames. Yes, I think everyone *is* able to adopt non-mainstream
>> CPU architectures.

>When is there going to be nethack for the Nintendo 64?

Just install the MIPS BSD or Linux port. It might require a little
modification, though.

Or run it on your Alpha.

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From: peter@baileynm.com (Peter da Silva)
Subject: Re: [++] K6 fpu vs Pentium for Quake (Was: Re: Single kni pipeline == byebye Intel dominance)
Date: 1998/10/29
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