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Re: 486 vs. 386

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From: Steve Taylor
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 00:11
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exuhag@exu.ericsson.se (James Hague) writes:

>Now think about what the 486 is capable of.  There are very few
>people who need that sort of power.  It is mostly a marketing thing;

I'm sure there's a marketing component, but really, some people  *do* need
that much power and more. Heavy graphics users in particular can never get
enough processor speed. An acquaintance of mine just finished a small 3d
film, using high end Silicon Graphics workstations. The rendering time was
12 days.

>James Hague   


						Steve Taylor
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From: steve@fulcrum.oz.au (Steve Taylor)
Subject: Re: 486 vs. 386
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