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486 vs 040

    03-Jan-93 13:42:37
Sb: #30827-486 vs 040
Fm: Gary Dunlap 76672,1610
To: KEIR HALES 76066,3510
Motorola had an ad that ran in some of the trade papers. It was a 2 page ad that asked what you got with a 50 mhz 486, DOS 5.0, and MS Windows 3.1. Answer, 2/3 of a Mac Quatro! Winmarks and applications benchmarks were included sourced from PC Mag. The best indication of the architecture difference is that the x86 family is found almost exclusivly found in IBMs and compatables. For almost all other applications, the 68k fammily is used. Even IBM uses the 68k in their laser printers! Gary Dunlap : Wyrd Software : It just works like magic!