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From: edm@hpfcmdd.hp.com (Ed Moore)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Should I buy a 486?
Message-ID: <84050003@hpfcmdd.hp.com>
Date: 21 Mar 91 00:21:37 GMT
References: <1991Mar12.143013.8727@garfield.cs.mun.ca>
Organization: HP Mechanical Design Division
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I would refer you to 12/25/90 PC Magazine, page 169.  To summarize, a 33 MHz
386 gives the best price/performance ratio.  However, if your applications
require a math coprocessor, the price of the 386 system goes up while the
486 system is constant.