On Fri, 20 Aug 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I am upgrading my computer from a PII 266 to something faster. I am
> considering a PIII 450 for 319$ or i can go for a PII 400 for 100 less. Does
> Linux (and future apps) use the extra PIII extentions, or should i get the
> PII?
Right now, Linux does not make use of the PIII specific instructions, but
first of all, the PIII is faster than the PII even if the new instructions
aren't used (there have been a number of optimizations, as well), and
second, it won't take very long until gcc or pgcc support P3 instructions
directly.
LLaP
bero
