[CUBE] OT: pismo vs ibook

[Robert Jagitsch]

>On Friday, August 8, 2003, at 12:59  PM, Robert Jagitsch wrote:
>
>>OS X kernel has no code that is optimized for G4.
>
>
>Maybe not the kernel, but what about Quartz, Aqua, Quicktime, etc... 
>All the built in tech that gives an overall feeling of smoothness in 
>the OS X environment?
>
>I don't doubt a 900MHz G3 is snappy, but a LOT of OS X *IS* 
>optimized for the G4. I can tell you that with confidence after 
>using a G4 450 Cube with a G3 450 B&W for the last year. HUGE 
>difference between the two.
>
Yes but the comparison is a G3 900 vs a G4 500. In this case the 
clock speed more than makes up for the Altivec.

R

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