Date: Tue, 16 Mar 1999 10:09:12 +0100 From: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.freebsd.dk> To: rgireyev@cnmnetwork.com Cc: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG, peter.jeremy@auss2.alcatel.com.au Subject: Re: P-II vs K6-2 Message-ID: <26656.921575352@critter.freebsd.dk> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 16 Mar 1999 01:03:48 PST." <199903160902.KAA23875@cicero1.cybercity.dk>
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In message <199903160902.KAA23875@cicero1.cybercity.dk>, "Rudy Gireyev" writes: >> In message <99Mar16.183042est.40331@border.alcanet.com.au>, Peter Jeremy writes >> : >> >I'm looking at buying a new system to augment my aging 486DX2-50. >> > >> >Would anyone like to comment on either a Tekram P5MVP-B4 with a K6-2 >> >processor, or a Tekram BX-series with a P-II? (I prefer the K6-2 >> >because I see no reason to support Intel's virtual monopoly). > >Without knowing what the system is going to be used for? > >> I have a couple of k6-2 systems running and are very happy with them, >> I don't see much reason to spend the extra money unless I want SMP. > >Then surely you've looked at buying Celerons first, right? :-) No, they're almost twice as expensive for the same performance... -- Poul-Henning Kamp FreeBSD coreteam member phk@FreeBSD.ORG "Real hackers run -current on their laptop." FreeBSD -- It will take a long time before progress goes too far! To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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