Re: Uses for a SPARC chip?

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From: Bob Hoekstra
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 1997 00:00

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Brian Wilson wrote:
> 
> Peter Arnold (auscad@gil.com.au) wrote:
> : What's a "Weitek's PowerUp chip"? Is this like a cpu upgrade for an IPX?
> :
> : What sort of performance enhancements does it offer?
> :
> 
> It's a replacement CPU for the IPX and Sparc 2 and it's
> a zillion times faster! Well... maybe 40-50% faster.
> 
> Look at www.rave.com.

Real life comparison on SS2. My tests showed that (on average) with
SPARC it is +-50% of the speed of SS10 51. With Weitek it rises to over
80% of the speed. Your results may differ, depending on your test.

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