Re: about PowerPc - offtopic
On Mon, Jan 10, 2000 at 05:17:02AM -0600, Shiryu wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have powerbook 333Mhz, and it runs like 1/2 of the speed of my PII
> 400 Mhz, wasnt G3 supose to be much faster? ( I tested compilations
> on Debian, using time command).
>
> can someone explain me? I am testing this laptop. is not mine yet, but its a great deal.
>
> I apreciated some advice. thanks.
Try testing a P2 400 MHz laptop instead. Compiling is disk-intensive,
and laptops are not known for having great hard drives. Etc.
A laptop is always slower than a matching desktop.
Dan
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