Author: HungryGoldfish
Date: 09:11:03 06/10/99
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On June 10, 1999 at 11:36:24, William Bryant wrote: >You might also wish to add to your list the newer (and much faster) PPC >processors. Although the OS is not mainstream for most, the processor is well >optomized for integer math and the well written chess programs run quite fast. > >mHz for mHz they can complete the same tasks faster than the intel processors >(but that is not the only measure of a processor) > >my decidely biased $0.02 > >William >wbryant@ix.netcom.com Actually I am a Mac user!! I love the Mac and the PPC chip, however I am thinking of moving into the IBM crowd simply because the HIARCS upgrades come faster, as well as the possibility of getting the Novag Universal Chessboard and chess learning software. I am trying to learn about the IBM processors so that, in the future, when I upgrade my system, I can make an informed decision whether or not to get another Mac or an IBM-type machine.
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