[comp.sys.amiga] CMI board & 1.3 stuff

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From: Eric Keisler <erick@csuf3b.uucp>
Subject: CMI board & 1.3 stuff
Keywords: no PAin no gain
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Date: 30 Sep 88 21:01:56 GMT
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In Article 2067 of comp.sys.amiga.tech billc@percival.UUCP (William J.
Coldwell) writes:

>... Oh, and you people foaming at the mouth about benchmarks, well,
>up on PLINK there is a file called PAUTILS90.arc or something
>like that... it has benchmarks in there, along with the benchmark
>programs.  Also, dealers who carry the PA will have the PA Dealer
>Demo with programs that use the math chip, show benchmarks and
>other  do-hickies...
>
>Remember: ANY speed increase is better than NO speed increase.
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>--
>  William J. Coldwell   Creative Microsystems  "We the unwilling,
>Amiga Attitude Adjuster  10110 SW Nimbus  B1    led by the unknowning,
> (Software Developer)    Portland,  OR 97223    are doing the impossible,
> "Blame the hardware"      (503) 684-9300       for the ungrateful..."

What's this?  Are you preparing me for a dissapointment or what?  I guess
I'm one of those "mouth foamers" [excuse me while I wipe my mouth... ahhh,
that's better].

In my case, a simple comparision of rendering time for a Sculpt 3D scene
with and without the PA (no 68881) would tell me all I need to know about
the suitablity of your product with my wallet.

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