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From: das@Apple.COM (David Shayer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: The New Macs: Greedy Compromises?
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Date: 30 Nov 90 00:59:22 GMT
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In article <1990Nov29.185737.17454@magnus.ircc.ohio-state.edu> treeves@magnus.ircc.ohio-state.edu (Terry N Reeves) writes:
>for example - here at Academic computing at OSU we probably would have bought
>a ton of LCs if it had a 68030 - even with the needed price increase.

You wrote a very lucid message.  But I have to ask, why do you want a 68030
instead of a 68020?  Don't list a bunch a technical specs like more pipelining
or extra addressing modes.  What benefits does a user see from a 68030
instead of a 68020?  As far as I can see, the user can't tell which processor
is in the machine.

Perhaps you want the 030 because its faster.  However, its only about 15%
faster, which is hardly noticeable to the user.  There are much more effective
ways of speeding up the system than putting in a higher model processor.

David