Re: Pentium/PowerMac parity. Was Re: Debate: PowerMac "trounces" Pentium....???

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From: Anthony D. Tribelli
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 1996 19:03

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Candide (toms4@soho.ios.com) wrote:
: In article adt@netcom.com (Anthony D.: Tribelli) wrote:
: > Joel Sartoris (jsart@ix.netcom.com) wrote:
: > : Yep, and "trounces" has long been laid to rest.
: > 
: > Maybe, but it lives on in the dreams of many. :-)
: > 
:
: ...who know better and/or look at benchmarks. The rest, like to lay things
: to rest...And to crosspost, as well.

Benchmarks are sometimes as reliable as marketting literature. Pick your
required apps, run them on both, that's the only meaningful comparison. 
The rest is trivia for the technically inclined. 

Tony
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Subject: Re: Pentium/PowerMac parity. Was Re: Debate: PowerMac "trounces" Pentium....???
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