Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/17/84; site opus.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!zehntel!hplabs!hao!cires!nbires!opus!scott From: scott@opus.UUCP (Scott Wiesner) Newsgroups: net.micro.pc Subject: Re: Speeding up the AT and PC Message-ID: <965@opus.UUCP> Date: Mon, 3-Dec-84 16:04:59 EST Article-I.D.: opus.965 Posted: Mon Dec 3 16:04:59 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 6-Dec-84 06:30:25 EST References: <257@pertec.UUCP> <456@intelca.UUCP> Organization: NBI,Inc, Boulder CO Lines: 30 > Sometimes I really wonder about the amount of > misinformation that is propagated by this network. > Current programs execute at 25% of > the original XT speed. This really enhances the AT. Whew!! That hot 286 is a real speed daemon eh? Let's see, an 8Mhz 286 runs programs with 25% of the speed of a ~5Mhz 8088. And I suppose the 386 will run at a blinding 25% of the speed of the 286 which is 25% of ..... or did you mean to say programs execute in 25% of the TIME of the XT? > The observent student may also examine the AT tech > ref manual to note that the IBM AT was designed for 8 MHZ 80286 > operation. > It would > be very nice in the future if the net would look at INTEL as > the shining star it really is. Uh, right. And I wonder why the AT is designed to use the 8Mhz part when they ended up using the slower one. Could it be that our "shining star" didn't deliver what was promised WHEN it was promised? Seriously, I do appreciate knowing the fast cpu can be used without flakey side affects. -- Scott Wiesner {allegra, ucbvax, cornell}!nbires!scott