Subject: Re: What are you using port-sparc for?
To: Michael <macallan18@earthlink.net>
From: David Brownlee <abs@NetBSD.org>
List: port-sparc
Date: 09/30/2004 18:29:53
On Thu, 30 Sep 2004, Michael wrote:
> Hello,
>
>> I actually still miss the IPX. That was a really nice little box.
>> Much less fussy about memory than the classic.
>
> Yeah, I had one at university, years ago - I'd prefer an IPX over a
> Classic any time - mainly because of the cg6 on the mainboard ( the
> classic has only a dumb cg3 ) and the 40MHz Fujitsu CPU didn't feel at
> all slower than the 50MHz MicroSPARC in the classic - must be the bigger
> cache. So, if I had to get a lunchbox-sized Sun I'd go for an IPX or an
> LX but avoid the Classic ( well, at least as long as I'd have to connect
> a monitor sometimes )
While I also prefer the IPX the classic is definitely the faster
box... once you have code compiled -msupersparc. Plus it goes
to 96MB rather than 64MB. Still... the IPX is just better :)
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