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From: gwyn@smoke.brl.mil (Doug Gwyn)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Apple II / Mac discusson (was:Re:Official"No New Apple II's")
Message-ID: <14340@smoke.brl.mil>
Date: 5 Nov 90 20:48:39 GMT
References: <agate!darkstar!ucscb.UCSC.EDU!unknown@UCBVAX.BERKELEY.EDU> <9011051728.AA15418@apple.com>
Organization: U.S. Army Ballistic Research Laboratory, APG, MD.
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In article <9011051728.AA15418@apple.com> MQUINN%UTCVM@PUCC.PRINCETON.EDU writes:
>I understand your point and I agree, but the point I'm making is that the Mac
>IS faster than the GS.

With a 7MHz clock, the relative speeds are close for typical, COMPARABLE
applications.  Note that display update is not a good comparison, as the
color IIGS has to move around much more data than the black-and-white
Mac in order to attain a similar visual effect.

Which is faster depends very much on the application.