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The G3 was competitive, wasnt it? Benchmarks at the time claimed it was 2x faster than the PII. https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1998-04-27-1998117112
by firecall 4y ago
The G3 was competitive, wasnt it?
Benchmarks at the time claimed it was 2x faster than the PII.
https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1998-04-27-1998117112-story.html https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1998-04-27-19981171...
So true or not, it must have at least been in the ballpark!
As I Mac user at the time, I remember the G3 providing a measurable performance leap!
- Maakuth 4y agoG3 was PowerPC though, not 68k. ARM is actually the fourth Mac ISA, after 68k, PowerPC and x86!
- firecall 4y agoYou are correct of course! I should remember really, I worked at Apple in the UK during the 90s! :-) Guess I'm getting old LOL I think my mind was getting it's memory mixed up with the PowerPC 601 and 603! Too many product codes in my brain! :-)