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>Date:         Thu, 24 Mar 1994 12:55:45 EST
>Reply-To: Maps and Air Photo Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]>
>Sender: Maps and Air Photo Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]>
>From: Jan <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject:      Re: Map Collection Computer Lab
>To: Multiple recipients of list MAPS-L <[log in to unmask]>
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>Regarding CPU speed only, Debbie Lords is correct according to the people who
>build computers on campus here.  The 66 Mhz machines are actually running 2
>33 Mhz chips, and the 50 Mhz machines are running a single 50 Mhz chip.
 
Oh, good grief.  Either you didn't hear right or someone is full of ... .
 
A DX66-2 uses external clocking at 33Mhz, while operating internally
at 66Mhz.  I assure you, that if you see only one DX66 in your box
you only have one cpu.
 
>Software developers could take advantage of the double chips, but most don't,
>so software ends up running at the speed of the single chip--33 or 50 Mhz--
>depending on your machine.  The rest of the stuff that Sonny (hey, who let you
>on our list, you tropical ag person, you--Oops, Hi Sonny...) was describing
>will certainly affect the overall speed of data processing.
>        ...and I'll raise you .02.
>                 Jan Coyne at UF
 
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