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From: macman@wpi.wpi.edu (Chris Silverberg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Dove Marathon 030 at $449 -- a good deal?
Message-ID: <14548@wpi.wpi.edu>
Date: 19 Aug 90 01:45:59 GMT
References: <1990Aug15.144233.6988@ee.rochester.edu> <193@pacvax.UUCP> <13963@yunexus.YorkU.CA>
Reply-To: macman@wpi.wpi.edu (Chris Silverberg)
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In article <13963@yunexus.YorkU.CA> gall@nexus.yorku.ca writes:

>Now hold on here.  We've seen many people on the net say that the
>Marathon is supposed to be positioned as a 030 upgrade rather than an
>accellerator.  Clearly, there will be _some_ speed gain...  but really
>HOW MUCH?  10%?  20%?
>
>How fast is 'excellent?'

It's been said here before, and I've also asked Dove in person at the recent
expo.. about 10-15% speed increase.



 
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