[Duo2400] Re: Duo 280c/PPC OS?

Larry larry.s.f at mindspring.com
Fri Aug 15 08:58:18 PDT 2003


I was wondering if there was more code in 8.1 that dealt with PPC more 
efficiently than in 7.6.

~ Larry, Darn Good Design


On Friday, August 15, 2003, at 11:38  AM, COCCORP at aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 8/15/2003 11:26:24 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ElBrio 
> writes:
>
>> << So 8.1 with speed doubler isn't faster than 7.6?
>> ~ Larry, Darn Good Design >>
>>
>> Hmmm....having never sat them side by side so can't really
>> say.  To me, the
>> 7.5.3 '040 machine is "snappier" than the 8.1 PPC machine.
>
> Hi, let me jump into this discussion...
>
> I recently got a 2300c after about 10 YEARS "doin' the Duo 210-280c 
> shuffle" ; One thing I can say about it, sans any speed improvement, 
> is that it sure is nice to run the same apps I use on my desktop PCI 
> macs...!
>
> Anyway, I run OS 7.6.1 on it.
>
> Do U think Speed Doubler 8 (which I recently ordered) will be much of 
> speed improvement?
>
> Thanks,
> Craig W.



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