Re: What computer would you buy to replace your //* ?

[jwa@sunset.cse.nau.edu (James W Abendschan)]

In article <CC1K32.4wF@eskimo.com> lurch@eskimo.com (Erik Kloeppel) writes:
>what about the (right) upcoming powerbooks? that are supposed to run 
>Mac and/or messy-dos (make that intel based) software?
>
>I was readign the other day that the PB cpu is (according to the
>tech stuff) supposed to out perform the Pentium and cost about
>half as much... and the first of the joint machines is SUPPOSD
>to be out about this time next year.

Um, you're thinking of the PowerPC chip, not the PowerBook.  The PowerBook
is here, and most of 'em use the 68030.  All macs can run ms-dog, albeit
slowly and with some compatibility problems, via SoftPC.

The low-end PowerPC chip, according to Motorola, outperforms the pentium.
of course, this is not real-world performance, just Motorolas own benchmarks.
We won't *really* know how speedy it is until people start to use it.  I've
got the ad around here somewhere ["And you thought the Pentium was fast."]
I'll reprint it if requested.

>if this is all it's cracked up to be, i'd jump in that direction.
>particularly if they make a desktop model.

I suspect I will; I know the Centris 610 has an upgrade path to a PowerPC
platform.. I'm seriously considering it, IF I can find the cash.  But FIRST
an 40mhz 030 for my Mac Classic, then a RAM card for my //e.. then...

James
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