[H-GEN] CHIP SPEED

[Martin Pool]

> From: "BRAND, Frank" <Frank.BRAND at suncorp-metway.com.au>
> Date: Thu, 12 Feb 1998 12:06:01 +1000
> 
> In the latest issue of Linux Journal there is an article on S.u.S.E.
> V5.0 (which, like most LJ reviews is highly positive). The bit I found
> interesting was a bit on kernel compile times:-
> 
> 	Pentium 166 (64 MB memory)  	7 min 15 sec
> 	
> 	AMD K6-166 (64 MB memory)	6 min 12 sec
> 
> 	Pentium II 300 (96 MB memory)	2 min  43 sec

Three new toys have arrived here recently.  One is a Pentium II 300
with 128MB, which manages about 340 bogomips.  Another is a G3
PowerMac, which seems even faster.  Software emulation of a PC is
faster than most Pentiums.

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Martin Pool

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