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In a message dated 12/3/99 6:13:45 PM Pacific Standard Time,
dennis@xxxxxxxxxx writes:
> > My little 450 mhz chip is just not cutting it for real time charting and
> > radar screen.
> > 1. Dual 366 ppga Celerons overclocked at 550 each = 1100 mhz total
> > I keep reviewing Matrox.com for a video card that runs 4 monitors.
>
> I don't get it. Seems like some people want to use one box with multiple
> processors and multiple monitors to run multiple applications and/or
> multiple workspaces. With the price of complete systems so cheap at
> places like onsale.com, why not use one box, one cpu, one monitor, one
> workspace and have a whole bunch of them networked together?
Besides, the real benchmarks I've seen for multi-cpu pc's show you won't get
anywhere near 1100 mhz throughput. More like 600-700. Still probably slower
than an Athlon or Alpha on NT.
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