On Fri, 20 Oct 2000 17:21:36 -0400 Simon Lemieux wrote:

>What I was actually wondering is that I had the opportunity to get a few 386 and
>486 for almost free...
>
>What exactly are their speeds under linux compared to a Celeron 433? 

  If you're planning on running POV-Ray on these machines, avoid the 386
and 486SX processors - stick with 486DX boxes since they come with
onboard fpu's. Rendering images on a pre-fpu 386 redefines the word
'slow' <s>.

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