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To: Paul Engel who wrote (30459)	8/27/1997 2:58:00 PM
From: Gaston Teran	of 186894

Where are you getting your information from? All the computer magazines I read say a Cyrix 200+ matches or beats Pentium 200 overall. Sure you can find an AutoCAD or a cheap benchmark that might show the Pentium ahead, but after 50 or so different tests using real applications (like Photoshop and a host of others whom I don't remember off the top of my head) the Cyrix ties or wins. a Cyrix 200+ ties or beats a Pentium 166 in FP instructions so at most it's a 15% decrease in performance. And anyone, I've already mentioned I don't use AutoCAD or any very intensive FP apps so I couldn't care less how fast it does FP. As for the DEC deal, money is the key. If AMD hooked them up with a low price, then DEC is smart to buy K6 chips. DEC doesn't test the chips it buys and determine whether to sell or not, what matters is what sells. If chips made of horse dung became hot sellers, all the box-makers would include this chip inside. Think about it, what to box-makers want? ...to sell their products..and they will include the chip that makes them profit, who cares what chip it is. You seriously need to get the facts straight. You come up with this stuff from god knows where. I am presenting PC magazine findings (which are reliable) and my own findings (which to me are the most important test of all). Have you used a wide array of applications on a Pentium and a Cyrix and compared?? Well I have. You keep paying twice for slower speed, that's OK with me. Intel can grab 95% of the PC market if it wants, you won't hear me complaining. I just don't want you posting false performance figures. Do me a favor and check out www.alternativecpu.com. You could learn alot there. Gaston

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