Re: TI-H: OT: More evidence :)

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Subject: Re: TI-H: OT: More evidence :)
From: Grant Stockly <gussie@stockly.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Jul 1999 23:03:19 -0800
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>Witness the testimony of those who built an OS originally specifically for
>the PowerPC platform: Be, Inc:
>
>With the release of BeOS 4.5, Be now fully supports the Wintel architecture.
>  Please keep this in mind at the following URL:
>
>http://www-classic.be.com/support/qandas/faqs/faq-0415.html
>
>"If you don't have a platform preference, however, and are planning to buy a
>new system for the BeOS, frankly, the price/performance ratio seems more
>compelling on the Intel Architecture side. Just take a look at our Ming
>Specials page for an example of how inexpensive high-performance hardware
>can be:
>
>http://www.be.com/resellers/ming-specials.html
>
>In particular, when buying a new system, the number of options and pricing
>for multiprocessor hardware is simply greater on the Intel side of the
>fence. The BeOS really loves processors, and will be happier the more you
>give it...though it runs great on single processor systems, too."
>
>OOHH!  That's cold, Grant ;-)

First of all, the BeOS doesn't support multiple processors, so you can
start comparing performance between PIs and Ppros running BeOS.

Not too fast there...

You can't compare 2 year old Macs running BeOS and '99 IBMs.  That just
goes to show you like the laugh without the info.

References:

TI-H: OT: More evidence :)

From: J D <starkruzr@hotmail.com>