[SunRescue] NeXT speeds vs Sun (was: workstations list)

[ward at zilla.nu]

On Wed, Jan 26, 2000 at 06:03:18PM -0500, Dave McGuire wrote:

>   Hmm...Well, I'm not going to argue with you, but I'll just say that I've got
> both running here in front of me...an SS10/40 and a NeXT turbo color...and the
> '10 runs rings around it.  CAVEAT: I'm running close-to-current software on the
> NeXT...OpenSTEP has gotten much more bloated, and much, much slower over the
> years.  That probably explains the difference in our experiences.

Yup, OpenStep wasn't even supposed to run on the black hardware when originally
planned.  I certainly wouldn't suggest running it on anything less than an HP
712.  Try it with NeXTStep3.x (or even 3.3 on both platforms), and I'm sure you
will see a big difference.

Reagen
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