Author: Anders S (port293.cvx2-sto.ppp.netlink.se)
Date: 01-21-2002 13:19
Hi Alex.
Yes MAC OS is still working even on PPCs,
after you have replaced most plugins.
But it also requires that you have a lot of
time to wait for everything you want to do.
I donīt know which one is most incompatible
of PPC/Coldfire, but non of them could direct
replace the 68K in an Atari, unfortunately.
Iīm afaraid thatīs also the reason why PPCīs
are so terrible slow. My Performa 5200 which
has a 603E processor at 75MHZ, is slover than
an 8MHZ ST. Yes it is true, and the reason is
the emulation. After some research I found out
that it emulates an 17MHZ 68020! This is
documented in the machines ROMs, so I think
we better believe it. Sorry mate, but we just
canīt ignore the fact that all emulation sucks.
Meanwhile, my Quadra 800 with a 52MHZ 68040
is something of the fastest machine I have
ever seen, when running MagiC. Most APPs are
up and running in the very same moment as the
second mouseclick on the icon. This is fun.
Cheers
Anders S
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