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From: connery@bnrmtv.UUCP (Glenn Connery)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: New IBM - first impression....
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Date: Sun, 19-Apr-87 12:49:04 EST
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> I plugged a V-30 into a model 30 and it ran 4.2 in sysinfo. This means that
> it runs 4.2 times as fast as a standard PC if the only application that you 
> ever run is sysinfo. Otherwise figure 2-2.5 times performance.
> 
> John Eaton
> !hplabs!hp-pcd!john

The Norton SI figure is notoriously inaccurate as a predictor of actual
performance--I thought everyone knew that by now!  2 times faster at
multiplies maybe (I don't remember the actual figure) but the overall
performance improvement will be just barely noticable, maybe 5-10%.

p.s. To all those now bashing me regarding my statement on protected mode
     being faster than real mode... you are obviously correct.  I used
     some very old info not backed up by personal experience. 'nuff said.
-- 

Glenn Connery, Bell Northern Research, Mountain View, CA
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