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Started by Chad Irby
Tue, 15 Aug 1995 15:38
Re: Debate: PowerMac "trounces" Pentium....???
Author: Chad Irby
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 1995 15:38
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 1995 15:38
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Lars Hohmuth (hohmuth@cipserv1.physik.uni-ulm.de) wrote: : Even in Germany, where Hardware prices tend to be higher ( and : that's putting it mildly:-) ) a Pentium 60 PCI with a OEM 15" : and your config would cost only about 1800.- including taxes : ( which are 15% BTW ) : BTW: Seems to be about the same as a stock 5200 Well, it's about the same as a stock 5200, except for being quite a bit slower... got the price on a 75 MHz P5? That's a better comparison (even though the PC would still be a bit slower). -- Chad Irby / My greatest fear: that future generations will, cirby@gate.net / for some reason, refer to me as an "optimist."
Re: Debate: PowerMac "trounces" Pentium....???
Author: Lawson English
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 1995 01:22
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 1995 01:22
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Chad Irby (cirby@news.gate.net) wrote:
: Lars Hohmuth (hohmuth@cipserv1.physik.uni-ulm.de) wrote:
: : Even in Germany, where Hardware prices tend to be higher ( and
: : that's putting it mildly:-) ) a Pentium 60 PCI with a OEM 15"
: : and your config would cost only about 1800.- including taxes
: : ( which are 15% BTW )
: : BTW: Seems to be about the same as a stock 5200
: Well, it's about the same as a stock 5200, except for being quite a bit
: slower... got the price on a 75 MHz P5? That's a better comparison (even
: though the PC would still be a bit slower).
I wonder about this comparison. ANyone actually run the BYTE benchmarks
(or any other "cross-platform" bechmarks) on a 5200 or any of other newly
released PowerMacs?
Until then, I suspect that you may well be blowing lots of hot air...
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Re: Debate: PowerMac "trounces" Pentium....???
Author: Joe Ragosta
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 1995 11:38
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 1995 11:38
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In article <40rh90$1r8@nnrp3.primenet.com>, english@primenet.com (Lawson English) wrote: > Chad Irby (cirby@news.gate.net) wrote: > : Lars Hohmuth (hohmuth@cipserv1.physik.uni-ulm.de) wrote: > > : : Even in Germany, where Hardware prices tend to be higher ( and > : : that's putting it mildly:-) ) a Pentium 60 PCI with a OEM 15" > : : and your config would cost only about 1800.- including taxes > : : ( which are 15% BTW ) > > : : BTW: Seems to be about the same as a stock 5200 > > : Well, it's about the same as a stock 5200, except for being quite a bit > : slower... got the price on a 75 MHz P5? That's a better comparison (even > : though the PC would still be a bit slower). > > I wonder about this comparison. ANyone actually run the BYTE benchmarks > (or any other "cross-platform" bechmarks) on a 5200 or any of other newly > released PowerMacs? > > Until then, I suspect that you may well be blowing lots of hot air... > The 5200 benchmarks about the same as the original 6100/60. Several comparisons show the PowerMac 6100 to be roughly equal to a 75 MHz Pentium. If you don't like that comparison, use the 7200/75 (75 MHz 601) at $1700 sans monitor. That will handily beat a 75 MHz Pentium (independent studies) -- Regards, Joe Ragosta -- 100% Chemical and proud of it. Microsoft Network is prohibited from redistributing this work in any form, in whole or in part. Copyright, Joseph Ragosta, 1995. License to distribute this post is available to Microsoft for $1000. Posting without permission constitutes an agreement to these terms. Please send notices of violation to docjoe@interramp.com and Postmaster@microsoft.com
Re: Debate: PowerMac "trounces" Pentium....???
Author: Robert Cassidy
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 1995 16:02
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 1995 16:02
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In article <40rh90$1r8@nnrp3.primenet.com>, english@primenet.com (Lawson English) wrote: > Chad Irby (cirby@news.gate.net) wrote: > : Well, it's about the same as a stock 5200, except for being quite a bit > : slower... got the price on a 75 MHz P5? That's a better comparison (even > : though the PC would still be a bit slower). > > I wonder about this comparison. ANyone actually run the BYTE benchmarks > (or any other "cross-platform" bechmarks) on a 5200 or any of other newly > released PowerMacs? > > Until then, I suspect that you may well be blowing lots of hot air... I've got a 5200 at my disposal if anyone wants to send me executables, I'd be glad to run them. -- Bob Cassidy UC Irvine
Re: Debate: PowerMac "trounces" Pentium....???
Author: Lawson English
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 1995 04:44
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 1995 04:44
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Robert Cassidy (rmcassid@uci.edu) wrote:
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: I've got a 5200 at my disposal if anyone wants to send me executables, I'd
: be glad to run them.
Rob Barris might be interested. If he doesn't see this on c.s.ppc, check
out comp.benchmark. He's usually got a message or two there...
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