23 Jun
2021
23 Jun
'21
5:04 p.m.
On 6/23/21 4:55 PM, Ethan O'Toole via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
The Atari ST was similar CPU, no idea why it could achieve faster performance. Early Macs sure are pretty sluggish though.
It's pretty easy to hamstring a fast processor with poor systems-level design. Look at the SGI Indigo2 R10K systems, for example. An Octane with the same CPU at the same clock speed runs rings around it. -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA