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Subject: Re: Time to Buy a New Computer? Have 1 GHz.

Author: Joseph Merolle

Date: 19:33:24 06/22/02

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Does 64 bit prove to be better then 32 ? If it does Fritz will not hesitate to
keep up i would imagine.

Joseph


On June 22, 2002 at 17:35:01, Robert Henry Durrett wrote:

>
>Time to Buy a New Computer?  Have 1 GHz.
>
>Awhile back, I posted a bulletin here saying that I planned to wait until the
>clock rate got up to 5 GHz before purchasing a new computer.  Everybody seemed
>to approve that plan.
>
>Now, however, the plot has thickened and the water has become muddied.  It
>appears that clock rate is not the whole story anymore.
>
>To further complicate matters, there are 64-bit and SMP options.  These compete
>with single-processor machines which are getting faster daily.
>
>The fact that SMP points to server-type computers doesn't help me to make my
>choice either.  I really don't need a server!
>
>Finally, my loyalty to Fritz has become shaken.  It is not clear that Fritz will
>go to 64-bit.  They are becoming too money-oriented.  Crafty is looking better
>and better every day.
>
>What to do?  What to do?  What to do?
>
>Bob D.



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