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3 Oct 2024 23:22:07 EDT (-0400)
  Re: New computer:-)  
From: Jon A  Cruz
Date: 2 May 1999 22:35:07
Message: <372CFD6D.4C8A881B@geocities.com>
Thomas Lake wrote:

> Hi everyone I just cot a new computer! Weeeee! Its a PII 400MHz with
> 64MB of ram and a Graphics Blaster RIVA TNT video card and a Sound
> Blaster PCI128 sound card. I've just finished re-installing most of my
> win98 stuff and I'd be interested to see how much faster the new
> computer is at pov-ray. If anyone out there has a simple image with
> render time and parse time specs for a PII-233 with 64MB of ram (That's
> what my old computer was) I'd very much like to have it so I can see how
> much faster my new computer renders. I don't know if it will make a huge
> difference though, I don't have any more RAM than before, but it is the
> new faster ram and the system buss is running at 100Mhz.
>
> Anyway if you think this post is way off topic or you think I'm just
> gloating about my new comp too much then just let me know and I'll
> cancel the message, PLEASE don't flame me though, just post a kindly
> worded message asking to remove it:-)

Well, after you get that new memory installed, go and get a Linux CD and do
some real power computing. POV-Ray, Enlightenment, Gimp,
Zooooooooooooomm!!!
RedHat 6.0 was just released, and if you don't want to spend the $39 on it,
just get a cheapbytes CD for $1.99


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