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Subject: Re: mac chess getting better

Author: Manuel Leone

Date: 21:46:59 12/12/99

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On December 12, 1999 at 17:31:25, Tom Kerrigan wrote:
>Not likely.
>
>The G4 is a very good processor. It's about 20% faster (at computer chess) than
>an equivalently clocked PPro/PII/PIII/Celeron/Athlon.
>
>Unfortunately for Mac users, the fastest G4 available is 450MHz. That translates
>to a ~540MHz Intel processor. That's respectable, but it's still a pretty far
>cry from the 733MHz PIII and 750MHz Athlon.
>
>What's also unfortunate is Apple's marketing strategy of blatently lying to
>consumers.
>
>-Tom
>


What chess software did you use to arrive at the 20% speed difference?



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