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Date:      Thu, 19 Apr 2001 10:59:55 -0700
From:      "Charles Burns" <burnscharlesn@hotmail.com>
To:        katinka@magestower.com, tedm@toybox.placo.com, bzdik@yahoo.com, vince@oahu.WURLDLINK.NET, lplist@closedsrc.org
Cc:        jgowdy@home.com, kris@obsecurity.org, mwlist@lanfear.com, freebsd@sysmach.com, questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: the AMD factor in FreeBSD
Message-ID:  <F189ltcNdbUu2o8q3p9000009ad@hotmail.com>

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>while we are talking on comparing different cpu classes what about sun 
>spark
>stations or SG boxes ????
>
>I may have a cpu that can do 20mips, but was not designed to run  an os
>(like embedded micro controllers they run one program for ever)

FreeBSD doesn't run on those yet AFAIK.

>PS how did apple compare the adobe Photoshop ?? as I recall the only thing
>common was the screen layout, other than that the code was completely
>different. has anyone written a "C" program that is then cross compiled on
>multiple platforms ????? I know this is not a real "office program" test,
>but atleast would compare the functions of the cups

Some of the parts of PS that Apple touted were assembly optimized for the 
G4. Kinda shady if you ask me. ;-) (The G4 really is faster at a given 
clockspeed though)
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