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From: matt@pacvax.UUCP (Matt Kingman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Dove Marathon 030 at $449 -- a good deal?
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Date: 20 Aug 90 00:26:05 GMT
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In article <13963@yunexus.YorkU.CA> gall@yunexus.YorkU.CA (Norm Gall) 
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%?

I don't know exact figures but I'd say 30-50%.  True, it's not an SE/30, 
but then again, neither is the price.

> How fast is 'excellent?'

'Excellent' is a pretty subjective term.  The speed of an SE is unusable 
when I compare it to my IIfx.  With the Marathon 030, the SE is quite 
usable.

Matt Kingman - Macintosh Software Engineer
Pacer Software Inc. - Westboro, MA 01581
Disclaimer:  I speak only for myself.....