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From: SEWALL@UCONNVM.BITNET (Murph Sewall)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: Applefest & //c+
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Date: 19 Sep 88 16:25:44 GMT
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>|By that time, even the fabled 65c832 will not be able to compete with the
>|comtemporary, 25 MHz or more machines. [...]
>
>I seriously doubt that -- if the 65C832 is anything like the rumors that have
>been flying around, then it will be an EXCELLENT chip, and a good contender in
>the 90's.  True, not as good as the other computer's CPU's, but it will be a
>contender.

Since the 65xx2 family is "pipelined" and the 80xx6 chips are not,
comparing performance on the basis of MHz is VERY misleading (more so than
usual).  If the 65C832 runs at 20MHz or so, it should run rings around
a 25MHz 80386.


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