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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
Gerald (Jerry) I. Evenden Internet: [log in to unmask]
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