Subject: Re: le/esp sbus cards
To: Greywolf <greywolf@starwolf.com>
From: Dave McGuire <mcguire@neurotica.com>
List: port-sparc
Date: 11/18/1999 18:58:03
On Thu, 18 Nov 1999, Greywolf wrote:
># Heh. Does the IPX not just kick butt? It sits nicely out of the way, it
># has a couple of slots, and it looks cool.
># I suppose that the LX is fairly well supported, right? That would solve
># some of the IPX's sluggishness issues.
>
>I doubt it; my IPX benchmarks at 40MHz. LXs are only 33MHz last I looked.
>
>...or did I miss something?
Yup.
The LX is clocked at 50MHz, not 33. And it's a completely different
processor. With a completely different memory system. While I'll never
knock the good ole' IPX, the LX is quite a bit faster.
-Dave McGuire