Re: ? re speed on Centris ..

[reti@cambridge.apple.com (Kalman Reti)]

At  2:19 PM 6/17/94 -0400, bright@ENH.NIST.GOV wrote:
>Here is a question I got from a colleague:
>
>"If I update my Centris 610 with a powerMac chip, would this system run MCL
>better? Currently, I have no math co-processor."
>
>Anyone have any info?

I didn't see an answer to this go by; forgive me if you are getting duplicate info.

The answer is no.  MCL currently only runs emulated on the PowerMac, which is
about IIci speed, i.e. a lot slower than the Centris 610.


>Thanks  :8o)
>Dave
>
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