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hayes@ug.cs.dal.ca (Kevin Hayes) wrote:

>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.
>>

The last I heard the RISC PPC Macs are approximately 38% faster than
Pentiums of the same frequency. ( In other word PPC 100mhz = Pentium
138 mhz). 

I wonder if that's true for the 410 mhz 620?