Subject: RE: Switching from Intel to G4 - Questions.
From: Bryce Verdier (bverdier@pennnet.com)
Date: Mon Jun 12 2000 - 11:08:01 MDT
I think this is rather amuseing... i have a beige G3 orginally 266, but i
upgraded to 450. Increased the ram to 64 PC66, and 192 PC100, and told the
motherboard to run at 83MHz as opposed to the 66 set by apple. And i looked
and i'm pushing 914 bogomips.
Then i came to work... looked at my P3 500... 128 megs of ram,and 100MHz bus
speed. and i'm running mandrake 7.0 on it... and i'm only doing 496.
I guess that is what has to be said about 20 year old porcessor design.
Remember to keep breathing,
b.
"Keep on,
keep'en on,
Just walk on through,
and don't be scared." -Keith Caputo, Rasberry Mockery
-----Original Message-----
From: David P. Riedel [mailto:driedel@home.com]
Sent: Friday, June 09, 2000 12:38 PM
To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
Subject: Re: Switching from Intel to G4 - Questions.
just a note on bogomips. my b&w g3 400 has a bogomips rating of 398 on ydl
1.1. under ydl 1.2, the same machine has a bogomips rating of 790+.
my 733 mhz intel running redhat 6.1 has a bogomips rating of 730+
dave riedel
> From: Robert Fout <rfout@damien.edu>
> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2000 17:47:51 -0500
> To: <yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com>
> Subject: Re: Switching from Intel to G4 - Questions.
>
> Sorry that I can't help with your first two questions, but the 2nd two I
can
> help with. The G4 comes standard with the same shaped keyboard and mouse
> that come with the iMacs, but they are graphite in color. I'd highly
> recommend buying a full-size keyboard, and a 3 button USB mouse if you
plan
> to use Linux even a little bit, it is soooo much better.
>
> As for bogomips, they are just that, "bogus MIPS". I wouldn't put much
faith
> in them. Just cause we're on the subject, my G3/400 has just less than 400
> bogomips (like 398.xx). I'd assume a G4/400 and faster would have higher
> bogomips.
>
> When looking at comparing intel, AMD, and PPC chips, compare the floating
> point and integer performance, as well as how much L1 is on-chip, and how
> much L2 cache the computer has or can have. The size of the chip also
> matters. In this case, the bigger chips need more space for cooling (the
x86
> chips), and that impacts noise and power consumption.
>
>
> Bob
> ---------------------------------------
> "The knack to flying is learning how to
> throw yourself at the ground and miss."
>
> From "Life the Universe and Everything"
> by Douglas Adams
>
> Robert Fout
> MacOS Guru and MkLinux/Yellowdog Linux User
> rfout@damien.edu
> http://osx.damien.edu/rfout/
> ICQ# 48433406
>
>> From: Claas Langbehn <claas@bigfoot.com>
>> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
>> Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2000 00:29:50 +0200 (CEST)
>> To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
>> Subject: Switching from Intel to G4 - Questions.
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>>
>> I am going to buy a new computer and I am thinking of an G4-400. But
there
>> are still some questions. Now I am using Mandrake 7 on an Intel Computer.
>> I have got an PCI-TV-Tuner card that is supported by the video4linux
>> driver. Does anybody know if it will run in an G4, too? Or is it not that
>> easy?
>>
>> And I still have got an HP LaserJet 5L (parallel). What would be the best
>> solution to keep that printer ? An USB to Parallel adapter cable or an
>> ethernet print-server? Or are there other possibilities?
>>
>> I did not find any photos of the G4 keyboard and mouse. Is the G4 using
>> the same as the I-Mac ?
>>
>> How much Bogo-Mips does an G4-400/450/500 have ?
>>
>> Where do I find up to date comparison charts between the Intel, AMD and
G4
>> cpu's ?
>>
>>
>> Yours sincerely,
>> Claas
>>
>
>
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