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go with ryzen 7 3700x. it smokes sx, dx all other intel processor for last 20 generations out of water
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On Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at 10:23:54 PM UTC+7, Tanvir Hafiz wrote:

go with ryzen 7 3700x. it smokes sx, dx all other intel processor for last 20 generations out of water

Seriously? How is that relevant? And how is it meaningful to reply an almost 20 years old thread?
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On Friday, November 6, 2020 at 8:40:31 PM UTC+7, Jj J wrote:

... almost 20 years old thread

Scratch that. I meant _more_ than 20 years old thread.
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On Monday, August 9, 1993 at 9:27:13 AM UTC+8, x92dod...@gw.wmich.edu wrote:

Hi fellow Netters,
I'm trying to convince may boss to get me a PC and I said that I would
like to have an 486DX compared to 486SX, then came the fatel question
"What are the differences between an SX and a DX...? How is it going
to help you do your work more efficiently...can the cost difference
be justified....?"
eeeeeekkkkk !!! I screamed, I was able to give him some answers on the
spur of the moment such as
1. the way memory is accessed...
2. Speed
3. .......started to choke......
Can any kind soul please give some pros and cons (I'll keep the cons away from my boss...;-)) between a Intel 80486sx and a 80486dx...
thanks,

SC
please mail responses to med...@emunix.emich.edu

In my opinion you should go with 486sx, the premium on the DX part will be hard to justify to your boss. Applications don't automatically take advantage of the x87 FPU, the y need to be compiled specifically with x87 support. This means any older programs will not benefit from the FPU and many newer ones also since not all compilers support targeting x87.
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vladimir...@gmail.com wrote:

On Monday, August 9, 1993 at 9:27:13 AM UTC+8, x92dod...@gw.wmich.edu wrote:

Hi fellow Netters,
I'm trying to convince may boss to get me a PC and I said that I would
like to have an 486DX compared to 486SX, then came the fatel question
"What are the differences between an SX and a DX...? How is it going
to help you do your work more efficiently...can the cost difference
be justified....?"
eeeeeekkkkk !!! I screamed, I was able to give him some answers on the
spur of the moment such as
1. the way memory is accessed...
2. Speed
3. .......started to choke......
Can any kind soul please give some pros and cons (I'll keep the cons away
from my boss...;-)) between a Intel 80486sx and a 80486dx...
thanks,

SC
please mail responses to med...@emunix.emich.edu

In my opinion you should go with 486sx, the premium on the DX part will be hard to justify to your boss. Applications don't automatically take advantage of the x87 FPU, the y need to be compiled specifically with x87 support. This means any older programs will not benefit from the FPU and many newer ones also since not all compilers support targeting x87.

I think, you're late. By 27 years only. *g*

--
Robert Riebisch
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On Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at 5:51:34 PM UTC+8, Robert Riebisch wrote:

vladimir...@gmail.com wrote:

On Monday, August 9, 1993 at 9:27:13 AM UTC+8, x92dod...@gw.wmich.edu wrote:

Hi fellow Netters,
I'm trying to convince may boss to get me a PC and I said that I would
like to have an 486DX compared to 486SX, then came the fatel question
"What are the differences between an SX and a DX...? How is it going
to help you do your work more efficiently...can the cost difference
be justified....?"
eeeeeekkkkk !!! I screamed, I was able to give him some answers on the
spur of the moment such as
1. the way memory is accessed...
2. Speed
3. .......started to choke......
Can any kind soul please give some pros and cons (I'll keep the cons away >> from my boss...;-)) between a Intel 80486sx and a 80486dx...
thanks,

SC
please mail responses to med...@emunix.emich.edu

In my opinion you should go with 486sx, the premium on the DX part will be hard to justify to your boss. Applications don't automatically take advantage of the x87 FPU, the y need to be compiled specifically with x87 support. This means any older programs will not benefit from the FPU and many newer ones also since not all compilers support targeting x87.

I think, you're late. By 27 years only. *g*

--
Robert Riebisch

The truth is never late nor it is early. It arrives exactly at the right moment. 486 is still a very capable DOS cpu in the right hands.
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On Tue, 17 Nov 2020 10:51:39 +0100, Robert Riebisch wrote:

I think, you're late. By 27 years only. *g*

By now, OP probably would have upgraded the PC, never get the PC in the
first place, became the boss himself, or no longer work at that company.

Either way, the reality have already branched. Answering it now won't create another branch of reality.

IOTW, no use on shooting the footprints of a deer, in hopes that it ran the other way.
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On Sunday, August 8, 1993 at 9:27:13 PM UTC-4, x92dod...@gw.wmich.edu wrote:

Hi fellow Netters,
I'm trying to convince may boss to get me a PC and I said that I would
like to have an 486DX compared to 486SX, then came the fatel question
"What are the differences between an SX and a DX...? How is it going
to help you do your work more efficiently...can the cost difference
be justified....?"
eeeeeekkkkk !!! I screamed, I was able to give him some answers on the
spur of the moment such as
1. the way memory is accessed...
2. Speed
3. .......started to choke......
Can any kind soul please give some pros and cons (I'll keep the cons away from my boss...;-)) between a Intel 80486sx and a 80486dx...
thanks,

SC
please mail responses to med...@emunix.emich.edu

Go with the DX-k if you're looking to overclock. Just make sure you have a suitable cooling solution. They probably have something at Radio Shack.
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Tom,

On Sunday, August 8, 1993 at 9:27:13 PM UTC-4, x92dod...@gw.wmich.edu
wrote:

Does the term "necrobumping" mean anything to you ? That message you responded to is almost *thirty years* old. Heck, there is a possibility
its older than you. :-)

Regards,
Rudy Wieser


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On Thursday, December 2, 2021 at 4:13:03 PM UTC-5, R.Wieser wrote:

Tom,

On Sunday, August 8, 1993 at 9:27:13 PM UTC-4, x92dod...@gw.wmich.edu wrote:

Does the term "necrobumping" mean anything to you ? That message you responded to is almost *thirty years* old. Heck, there is a possibility
its older than you. :-)

Regards,
Rudy Wieser

I thought I could send a message back in time. I guess I forgot to put in the crystals.
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On Thu, 2 Dec 2021 19:26:07 -0800 (PST), Tom Pestak wrote:

On Thursday, December 2, 2021 at 4:13:03 PM UTC-5, R.Wieser wrote:

Tom,

On Sunday, August 8, 1993 at 9:27:13 PM UTC-4, x92dod...@gw.wmich.edu
wrote:

Does the term "necrobumping" mean anything to you ? That message you
responded to is almost *thirty years* old. Heck, there is a possibility
its older than you. :-)

Regards,
Rudy Wieser

I thought I could send a message back in time. I guess I forgot to put in the crystals.

You'll have to find crystals from the future. Otherwise it'll never work.
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On Fri, 3 Dec 2021 14:25:51 +0700
JJ <jj4public@gmail.com> wrote:

On Thu, 2 Dec 2021 19:26:07 -0800 (PST), Tom Pestak wrote:

On Thursday, December 2, 2021 at 4:13:03 PM UTC-5, R.Wieser wrote:

Tom,

On Sunday, August 8, 1993 at 9:27:13 PM UTC-4,
x92dod...@gw.wmich.edu wrote:

Does the term "necrobumping" mean anything to you ? That message
you responded to is almost *thirty years* old. Heck, there is a
possibility its older than you. :-)

Regards,
Rudy Wieser

I thought I could send a message back in time. I guess I forgot to
put in the crystals.

You'll have to find crystals from the future. Otherwise it'll never
work.

In the future DOS will be forgotten.(or has that already happened? - not
many on-topic posts here these days!)
--
Bah, and indeed Humbug.
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On Fri, 3 Dec 2021 07:44:02 +0000, Kerr-Mudd, John wrote:

On Fri, 3 Dec 2021 14:25:51 +0700
JJ <jj4public@gmail.com> wrote:

On Thu, 2 Dec 2021 19:26:07 -0800 (PST), Tom Pestak wrote:

On Thursday, December 2, 2021 at 4:13:03 PM UTC-5, R.Wieser wrote:

Tom,

On Sunday, August 8, 1993 at 9:27:13 PM UTC-4,
x92dod...@gw.wmich.edu wrote:

Does the term "necrobumping" mean anything to you ? That message
you responded to is almost *thirty years* old. Heck, there is a
possibility its older than you. :-)

Regards,
Rudy Wieser

I thought I could send a message back in time. I guess I forgot to
put in the crystals.

You'll have to find crystals from the future. Otherwise it'll never
work.

In the future DOS will be forgotten.(or has that already happened? - not
many on-topic posts here these days!)

If it already happened, how can you be here in the first place? o_O
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