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From: rjlewis@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu (Richard J. Lewis, Jr. - Hacker@Large)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Stellar 7 re-release
Message-ID: <3177.276fe098@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu>
Date: 20 Dec 90 02:50:14 GMT
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In article <3176.276fd18b@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu>, rlcollins@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu (Ryan 'Gozar' Collins) writes:
> In article <26817.chatter.infoapple@pro-beagle>, lhaider@pro-beagle.cts.com (Laer Haider) writes:
>> In-Reply-To: message from rhyde@ucrmath.ucr.edu
> 
> (But what do I care, the 8 Mhz 68000 in my ST runs circles around any IBM 
> with a 80xx, and a Mac Plus, and even a ZIP GSX or TWGS IIgs.)

  In what way does your Atari ST run circles around an 8086 PC?  The GEM 
interface is a DOG without programs to try to speed up screen redraw.  If 
you kill a window, you can clearly see the OS slowly erase the window and 
redraw the windows behind it.

  Mac Classics/Plus', etc. have extremely FAST screen redraw, as do PC's if 
the software is written correctly.  Of course, we are talking here about 
APPARENT speed of systems, not benchmarked or architectural speeds.

  The II GS *APPEARS* fast, from what I've seen of it.  Course, I've never 
seen it recalculate a spreadsheet or run Auto CAD...

  - Crash

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