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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!spool.mu.edu!newspump.sol.net!howland.erols.net!blackbush.xlink.net!pegasus.PFM-Mainz.de!forthdv.pfm-mainz.de!stephan From: stephan@forthdv.pfm-mainz.de (Stephan Forth) Subject: Re: 386DX-40 or 486SX-33? X-Newsreader: TIN [UNIX 1.3 BETA-950824-color PL0] Lines: 21 Organization: Forth EDV Beratung+Schulung Message-ID: <E20Gnu.Fxv@forthdv.pfm-mainz.de> References: <nigel.32.00137D82@znet.net.au> Date: Fri, 6 Dec 1996 21:21:30 GMT Nigel Gorry (nigel@znet.net.au) wrote: : Hi all, : : I was wondering if it's worth replacing my 386DX-40 motherboard with a : 486SX-33? : : Both have 8Mb RAM. : : Any ideas?? I used to have both. Save the work and stick with the 386-40. If you like get a 387-40 for a few bucks. The speed differences between 486Sx-33 and 386-40 where close to zero... (tested with Linux and FreeBSD) Regards, Stephan -- FORTH EDV Beratung + Schulung stephan@forthdv.pfm-mainz.de Martin-Luther-Str. 55 voice: +49 6131 581072 55131 Mainz, Germany fax: +49 6131 581073