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Re: Debate: PowerMac "trounces" Pentium....???

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From: Kevin Hayes
Date: Mon, 08 Jan 1996 17:29
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In article <4c2jpe$efv@emerald.oz.net>, raboud@oz.net (Robert Aboud) wrote:
>In message <4bpgk6$jc1@vodka.intele.net> - sidea guys <sidea8120@sidea.com> 
wri
>tes:
>:>
>:>i personally noticed a big difference in speed going from a win 95 P120 
>:>16-4x to a PPC 100 (pmac7500) 16-4x, like maybe 15 percent or more. I was 
>:>actually surprised, but happy to see Apple get it right.
>:>
>
>
>May I ask you how you determined this?  I work in a real computer store and 
>not some damn department store that happens to sell computers.  I sell real 
>Apple PowerMacs (not Performas but real PowerMacs) and real computers and not 
>some damn Packard Bell or Gateway clone.  I will admit that a PM is fast, 
>however I cannot say that the PM trounces on the Pentium in any one given 
>application.
>

I've seen demos of Photoshop, Painter, PageMaker, and others I can't remember. 
The only apps that the Pentium was faster were apps written by Microsoft.

>What applications are you using to base your opinion on?  Do you have 
>any bench marks to compare the two?
>

I don't but I'm sure someone will provide them.
>
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From: hayes@ug.cs.dal.ca (Kevin Hayes)
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