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From:Steve Hodson
Date:24 Apr 2001 at 02:31:31
Subject:Re: Common misconception (was Re: Voyager Image Decoders)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Alan Buxey" <almb@mssl.ucl.ac.uk>
To: <amigactive@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, April 23, 2001 4:52 AM
Subject: Re: [amigactive] Re: Common misconception (was Re: Voyager Image
Decoders)

> hi,
>
> > which has enough patches to exec.library to make a difference. The 68k
> > emulator is known to be lacklustre in performance terms compared to that
> > of MorphOS (which can hit 68060 speeds if it tries, H&P were going
> > on about how a G4 would be required to make that cmfortable level)
>
> I have yet to see any new 68k emulator for MorphOS in action (there was
> talk about JIT etc going into it) but what I can say is that even with a
> 240MHz PPC I get no where NEAR 060 speeds with MorphOS when its doing 060
> emulation. the benchmark of lame.060 in last months AA is pretty close to
> the mark. the 060 has a VERY powerful FPU (compared to the 040 its over
> 15x better).

Difference between the rather lame BPPC and the rather excellent CSPPC ?

Tho` I hear even people with 240MHz 603e BPPCs only having 040s are rather
happy...

Steve

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