>>>>> "Hamish" == Hamish Moffatt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Hamish> I think you're overlooking the Cyrix unfairly. A Cyrix
Hamish> 6x86-P166 costs about 1/3rd of the price of a Pentium 166
Hamish> here in Australia, and according to the benchmarks,
Hamish> integer performance exceeds the Intel chip.
Sorry, I did indeed overlook the Cyrix. Nothing against it!
Hamish> Intel's prices are extortion in comparison.
Agreed!
Hamish> To date, AMD K5 chips are only available in fairly low
Hamish> speeds, Pentium 100 equivalent or so. Pentium 100 seems to
Hamish> be a little below entry level here now.
Yeah, I hate to admit it, but not long ago I naively purchased a
133Mhz AMD. I wasn't too pleased when I read in my motherboard manual
that this is equivalent to a 100Mhz Intel Pentium! Let the buyer
beware.
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Nathan L. Cutler
Linux Enthusiast
http://www.cise.ufl.edu/~nlc
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