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From: klien@tornado.Berkeley.EDU (Karen Lien)
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Subject: Re: Re: Motorola vs Intel (who's faster?)
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Date: 24 Jul 90 17:43:50 GMT
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In article <3384.AA3384@sosaria> wizard@sosaria.imp.com (Chris Brand) writes:
>Yes! I'd love to see once exactly how fast all these chips are (80286,
>68000, 80386, 68020, 80486, 68040). For example, I've heard once that a
>standard 68000 Amiga has about the same computing power as a 12 Mhz 80286.

I've heard every number there is from 6 to 14.  Let's say it's a subjective
analysis :).  The MIPS (oh shutup and stuff your defns) values of the 68040
are greater than the 80486 -- although I could buy a machine with the latter
chip in it...

>Is this true? How about a fast 386/486? What does it take to blow them out
>of the water?

Because that machine is probably running an 8-bit DOS...
Kind of like sticking a jet engine on those old Volkswagon buggies.

>------------------------------------
>Chris Brand - wizard@sosaria.imp.com
>"Justice is the possession and doing 
>of what one is entitled to" - Platon
>------------------------------------

Mail me if you want the figures and I'll look them up tonight...
			(MIPS, that is)

David Navas
navas@sim.berkeley.edu -- oh drat, my account isn't working.  It'll
take a couple of days for me to respond -- mail should still arrive safely.