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echo: os2_z3
to: Jason Meaden
from: Bill Grimsley
date: 1996-12-13 06:59:34
subject: ibm cyrix, anyone?

Jason, at 08:49 on Dec 09 1996, you wrote to Paul Edwards...

JM>> IMHO you get much better performance from a genuine Pentium.

PE> The Cyrix 100 is rated at P120+.  Are you talking about 
PE> benchmark performance or are you talking about the specific 
PE> Voice application?

JM> I mean the VoiceType Dictation application.  I haven't seen 
JM> benchmarks, only people who have gone from non-Intel to 
JM> Intel and noticed remarkable differences.

Does the above app (or any other part of Warp 4.0) make use of the
processor's FPU?  If so, that would explain the difference.  Otherwise, I
can't see why.

Regards, Bill

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