Date: Tue, 30 Jun 1998 14:43:05 +0000 From: Niall Smart <rotel@indigo.ie> To: Andy Sparrow <spadger@best.com>, rotel@indigo.ie Cc: freebsd-smp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: PPro vs PII Message-ID: <199806301343.OAA00501@indigo.ie> In-Reply-To: Andy Sparrow <spadger@best.com> "Re: PPro vs PII" (Jun 30, 12:58am)
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On Jun 30, 12:58am, Andy Sparrow wrote: } Subject: Re: PPro vs PII > Niall Smart wrote: > > > On Jun 29, 4:18pm, Garance A Drosihn wrote: > > } Subject: Re: PPro vs PII > > > > > > It also doesn't address price/performance considerations. I went > > > with a dual PPro system simply because I stumbled upon a great > > > deal. On the other hand, I got that great deal because PPro's > > > > any left? > > Lots and lots. Hrm, I didn't realise I'd forwarded this to the list. > PPro 180/256 ~= $99 each. > > PPro 166/512 ~= $145 each. > > Bought my 166s new, OEM from Micro-Xpress, running perfectly happily > @ 233Mhz :=) Well, this is the big decision, 166->233 sounds very ambitious, and I don't want a computer that blows things around my room. :) I'm thinking 2xP200/256 running at 75 * 3, (not sure if thats possible with the LX) or 66 * 3.5. Surely the 166/512's were the ones that wouldn't run reliably at 200? How long does it take you to buildworld? Niall -- Niall Smart. PGP: finger njs3@motmot.doc.ic.ac.uk FreeBSD: Turning PC's into Workstations: www.freebsd.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-smp" in the body of the message
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