Re: Athlon and Linux

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From: Robert Graham Merkel
Date: Thu, 02 Sep 1999 00:00

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Rado Faletic <Rado.Faletic@anu.edu.au> writes:

> Has anyone got Linux running on an AMD-Athlon?
> 
> I'd be interested in knowing how well such a system performs (both price
> and numerical power), and how it compares to a PIII or Alpha.

There's a review of the Athlon as a Linux box at 

http://www.cpureview.com

A brief synopsis of the review: 
it's the fastest x86 integer processor available today,
it's WAY (20-50%) faster at FP operations than the PIII, standard PIII
motherboards are NOT compatible, so you need a motherboard for it,
and it's a great CPU if you can build a system from it at the right price.

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Date: 1999/09/02
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