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Comparing to a general purpose CPU, I remember from the olden days that a 486 DX4/100 was just BARELY able to decode stereo MP3's if you used a well optimized M
by einr 8y ago
Comparing to a general purpose CPU, I remember from the olden days that a 486 DX4/100 was just BARELY able to decode stereo MP3's if you used a well optimized MS-DOS playback program. In a multitasking environment like Windows -- forget about it!
- rasz 8y agoDSP56001 powered Atari Falcon can also "run" Quake 2 :) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNs6Jw4V4vlvafSs0H3Ww_M5nMm10m0UM https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNs6Jw4V4vlvafSs0H3Ww...
- madengr 8y agoWindows back then wan’t multitasking. OS/2 on the other hand; I could download at 9600 baud and play Wolfenstein at the same time.
- einr 8y agoI ran Windows 95 on my 486.