> Dan Merillat wrote:
>
> > So yes, comparing a P100 with a 486/100 is valid. It shows the P100
> > is faster.
>
> NO! The way the '486 is built it can be pumped up to about 120MHz,
> The way a Pentium is built, it can be pumped up to about 200MHz.
> It is valid to compare them at their max speed. In the example
> you site, (P100 vs 486/100) the Pentium is both faster in
> work/clock and clocks/second.
>
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This is being written on an AMD 486 running at 160Mhz (overclocked 133)...
At the cost of about 20 UK pounds who can argue?
Simon Greenaway