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Subject: Re: Processors

Author: Peter Kappler

Date: 10:35:04 11/30/99

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On November 30, 1999 at 12:57:21, Ricardo Gibert wrote:

>On November 30, 1999 at 01:48:49, Peter Kappler wrote:
>
>>On November 30, 1999 at 00:00:17, Timothy J. Frohlick wrote:
>>
>>>On November 29, 1999 at 23:08:30, Dennis A. Bourgerie wrote:
>>>
>>>>I am thinking about buying a notebook computer.  There are different kinds of
>>>>processors on the market, for example, Celeron, K6-2, K6-3, Pentium, Pentium II,
>>>>Pentium III.  I would like to get a notebook that can efficiently run Rebel 10
>>>>or Fritz or other chess programs.
>>>>     My question is:  If the processors were to be ranked from best to worst how
>>>>would the list go?  Also what other factors   (maybe RAM or secondary cache) are
>>>>the most important for getting good results from a chess program?
>>>
>>>
>>>Dennis,
>>>
>>>Wait till Jan 19, 2000 when the Crusoe processor from Transmeta is released.
>>>You will be able to run both Mac and PC applications on the same machine. In
>>>addition, the speed will be much improved.  For further info see their site at
>>>
>>>http://www.transmeta.com
>>>
>>>
>>>Tim Frohlick
>>
>>
>>
>>This seems like dubious advice.
>
>How can this be dubious advice? He is advising to "Wait till Jan 19, 2000", not
>necessarily to buy it.

It's dubious advice because Crusoe won't be available on Jan 19, or even
anywhere close to that date.

--Peter




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