Date: Fri, 25 Jul 1997 12:49:16 -0400 From: Tod Luginbuhl <tod@science-guy.npt.nuwc.navy.mil> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: Johnny Wu <jwu@physics.berkeley.edu> Subject: Re: pentium vs. pro for freebsd Message-ID: <199707251649.MAA05331@SCIENCE-GUY.npt.nuwc.navy.mil> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 25 Jul 1997 01:53:30 PDT." <Pine.SUN.3.96.970725015111.3321A-100000@menuhin.Berkeley.EDU>
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Johnny Wu said... > >I'm considering either getting a Pentium/200 or a more expensive Pentium >Pro machine for a FreeBSD system. I've heard that FreeBSD can't really >take advantage of the Pentium Pro, and that its not worth the extra $$$. >Is this true? > Dave Greenman responded with... > > No, it's not true at all. > My office mate has a 200Mhz Pentium and I have a 200Mhz Pentium Pro. The number crunching problems we've run on the two systems run about twice as fast on my Pentium Pro. I think the Pentium Pro is well worth the extra $$$. (just to muddy the water a little my office mate runs Red Hat linux v4.2 and I'm running FreeBSD 2.2-stable) Tod -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tod Luginbuhl email: t.e.luginbuhl@ieee.org Code 2121 Naval Undersea Warfare Center Telephone: (401) 841-7505 x38241 1176 Howell Street FAX: (401) 841-7453 Newport, Rhode Island USA "Don't argue with drunks and fanatics!" -- Sun Wolf (Barbara Hambly) --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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