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To: Joe NYC who wrote (102789)	4/7/2000 1:06:00 AM
From: chic_hearne	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1575725

Re: Of course there are special cases, some applications that do need the CPU, but the cast majority of the users are fine with the low end CPU. voice recognition Joe, I'm working on writing a few books, and I do a lot of driving. I would love to be able to dictate as I drive. I know this doesn't cover many computer users, but this is just another app that requires a big CPU. chic

To: Joe NYC who wrote (102789)	4/7/2000 4:42:00 AM
From: nixtox	Respond to of 1575725

Jozef, True, fast CPUs are often vanity items, but i really need all the speed I can find. I use PCs to layout boards in my department. When it comes to complex PC boards, we are talking hours of routing. We could make the program run faster by allowing the autorouter to use more layers but the price increase of the PC boards would be unacceptable. Sometimes the machine has been running all night long and will take several more hours to complete the job. I can use all the Mhz I can get. Good luck to all. Nick.