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Subject: Re: Well everybody, opinions on the Apple G4?

Author: Tom Kerrigan

Date: 15:07:34 09/02/99

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I've read everything I could find on the new processor and it doesn't sound like
the integer unit or FPU have been improved at all (from the G4), so if you have
a G3 and you use it mainly for chess, upgrading to a G4 would not be smart at
all, at least for the next few months...
-Tom

On September 02, 1999 at 12:21:09, Hans Havermann wrote:

>On September 01, 1999 at 23:50:05, Tom Kerrigan wrote:
>
>>This looks like 5% technology improvement and 95% marketing hype.
>>I wouldn't rush out and buy a Mac just yet... (unless, of course, you plan to
>>run Linux on it :)
>
>:-) May we consider upgrading from our older (quite capable) Macs?



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