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From: sparks@corpane.UUCP (John Sparks)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: Motorola vs Intel (who's faster?)
Message-ID: <2655@corpane.UUCP>
Date: 25 Jul 90 16:49:20 GMT
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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.
|Is this true? How about a fast 386/486? What does it take to blow them out
|of the water?


Comparing Intel CPU's to Motorola's is like comparing apples and oranges: 
They are both fruit... but deciding which one is better depends on your 
personal taste.



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