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Re: Platform recommendation/tradeoffs? [message #3966 is a reply to message #3953]

Thu, 13 April 1995 00:00

ebstein
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Registered: March 1995

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In article <bowman-1204952137380001@csrp12.tamu.edu>, bowman@csrp.tamu.edu
(Kenneth P. Bowman) wrote:

> I have been pretty impressed with IDL running on a PowerMac 6100/60, which
> is the slowest (non-upgraded) PowerMac. That is in comparison with some
> IBM RS6000 and DEC Alpha workstations. I have not done any timing
> comparisons though. I'm not sure I would want it on a 68040 though. How
> about the new PPC 603e based Mac, the 5200 or whatever it's called? List
> price $1599, I think.

The PowerMac version is easily 4X faster than a 68040 version (7100-66MHz
vs 33MHz 68040).
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Steve Ebstein
ebstein@lexitek.com

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		Re: Platform recommendation/tradeoffs? By: foresto on Fri, 14 April 1995 00:00
		Re: Platform recommendation/tradeoffs? By: kennealy on Fri, 14 April 1995 00:00
		Re: Platform recommendation/tradeoffs? By: daft on Fri, 14 April 1995 00:00
		Re: Platform recommendation/tradeoffs? By: Chris Jacobsen on Fri, 14 April 1995 00:00
		Re: Platform recommendation/tradeoffs? By: ebstein on Thu, 13 April 1995 00:00
		Re: Platform recommendation/tradeoffs? By: bowman on Wed, 12 April 1995 00:00
		Re: Platform recommendation/tradeoffs? By: kennealy on Sat, 15 April 1995 00:00

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