Re: G3's, G4's, Altivec, DVD's, iBooks, and TiBooks

[Ethan Benson <erbenson@alaska.net>]

On Tue, Oct 23, 2001 at 03:42:29PM -0700, Andrew Sharp wrote:

> The time it takes to compile a kernel on my x86 laptop isn't long
> enough to watch a scene from a movie.  Heh.  However, the time it
> takes to compile a kernel on my 200MHz 604e is long enough to watch
> an entire movie.  On TV.  With commercials.

building boot-floppies is a much better example then a kernel.  it
takes bloody forever, and it has nothing to do with processor speed.

boot-floppies build process is equal opertunity slow.

-- 
Ethan Benson
http://www.alaska.net/~erbenson/

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