[rescue] Re: Re: OH YEA??? [was: Re: Ultra?]

[Bill Bradford]

On Mon, Aug 05, 2002 at 02:47:25AM -0400, Michael Schiller wrote:
> Dave, when I had a U5 I had replaced the original 360mhz/256k cache CPU
> with a 400/2m one, and it really made a BIG difference. Having said
> that, my U5 with it's internal PGX-24 was my main workstation at the
> time, and now a U1/200 with a creator is my main workstation, and I can
> barely feel the difference, even tho this machine is technically slower.

I had a U5/270 and a U1/200, and they were basically the same speed for
"everyday" tasks.  The larger L2 cache on the U1 made up for the speed
difference of the U5.  Plus, the U1 had SCSI.  It just "felt" more solid.

Bill

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bill bradford
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