go with ryzen 7 3700x. it smokes sx, dx all other intel processor for last 20 generations out of water
... almost 20 years old thread
Hi fellow Netters,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'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
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.
vladimir...@gmail.com wrote: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.
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
I think, you're late. By 27 years only. *g*
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
On Sunday, August 8, 1993 at 9:27:13 PM UTC-4, x92dod...@gw.wmich.edu
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
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.eduDoes the term "necrobumping" mean anything to you ? That message you
wrote:
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.
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,Does the term "necrobumping" mean anything to you ? That message
x92dod...@gw.wmich.edu wrote:
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.
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,Does the term "necrobumping" mean anything to you ? That message
x92dod...@gw.wmich.edu wrote:
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!)
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