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- From: edkemp@tiac.net (Eric Kemp)
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- Subject: Re: 68040 clock doubling
- Date: 16 Feb 1996 17:51:10 GMT
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- >
- > Now, when Apple decided to start calling its, for example, powerbooks
- > "33/66-MHz" PowerBooks, I just had to laugh. This shows just how
- > desparate they are. The 68040 does indeed use two different clocks signals.
- > This is an implementation choice that does not necessarily have
- > anything to do with exactly how the internal processor core operates.
-
- While I agree that this is misleading, I believe it was done to indicate
- the clock speed if the machine is upgraded to a PowerPC chip. The Quadra
- is used to own was 33 Mhz base, 66Mhz with upgrade. I would not call this
- an act desperation. Unfortunately, the general public views megahertz as
- the ubiquitous definition of speed (like MPH) when it is accurate only in
- comparison to the same processor.
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