Re: what's the best chip for RH?

[Laslo Fodor <laslo laslo-web com>]

Tom Burke wrote:

> A friend of mine who worked for intel for 2 years says this about
> pentium pro, pentium, & pentiumII
>
> The pentium pro is pure 32-bit, & therefore runs 16-bit code more
> slowly...  He says that the PRO is
> kind of a management mistake in that they assumed that 16-bit code
> would
> be replaced more quickly
> with 32-bit code than it did...   He says the pentium II is
> essentially
> a pentium Pro that has had a bunch of 16-bit modifications done, so it
>
> will run 16-bit code faster...  (I think I got this right,
> but it's been a couple of days since we talked about it)

That is the same EXACT thing I have heard about this. I have a few
friends who work with Intel and one with AMD. They all agree on this
also. What do think about the K6? Do you feel the same way I do or am I
going brain dead.....

Thanks!
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                                        Laslo Fodor

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