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To: Paul Engel who wrote (47232)	2/5/1998 12:48:00 AM
From: Richard L. Williams	Respond to of 186894

As for a factor of 3 (3x) - that would have to be some peculiar benchmark that for some reason performed dramatically faster on a PowerPC 750 (G3) than on a Pentium II. Thanks, Paul...sounds like this Apple commercial can use some serious debunking. I was too far from the TV to see the fine print that explained the test, but the claim was very clear--their chip is 3 times faster than a/any Pentium II (speed not specified as far as I could tell). I will try to see the commercial again, and get more details...I was a bit shocked and surprised the first time I saw it that I missed a lot. As for Intel's Pentium II reaching 1000 MHz - no way! This was uncorroborated hearsay. A fellow in my Air Warrior squadron reported that Intel was showing off 1000mhz PII's at shows--no details given. He visibly salivated over the idea. Thanks for clearing all this up! Rick

To: Paul Engel who wrote (47232)	2/5/1998 7:35:00 AM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 186894

Paul, re: Apple G3 Same ad only in print in today's WSJ, a PII on a snails back. The only speed statement is "The chip inside every Power Macintosh is up to twice as fast" (as a PentiumII). Obviously "up to" can mean anything. John