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

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From: Chester Karma
Date: Sun, 06 Aug 1995 00:31

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In article <4010l2$auq@nnrp1.primenet.com> english@primenet.com (Lawson English) writes:

>BTW, P6's can't run 16-bit software any faster than a Pentium can, so 
>home users aren't likely to adopt them until 32-bit apps AND OS's *AND* 
>the hardware needed to run them properly, become standard.

Intel's FAQ on the P6 says that it WILL have a speed increase on 16-bit apps, 
although not as much of an increase as 32-bit apps will.

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Subject: Re: Debate: PowerMac "trounces" Pentium....???
Date: Sun, 6 Aug 1995 00:31:35 LOCAL
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