Re: Fast400 Value to iSeries community is less than zero

[Don <dr2@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Chris,

I use the CPU speed as a point of relational reference.

And my guess is that if IBM finds yet another way to "cfint" a processor,
that someone like Tiger will find the way around it...

jmho...

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On Sun, 11 Nov 2001, M. Lazarus wrote:

> Chris,
>
> At 11/9/01 10:29 AM -0800, you wrote:
> >See, there is the real problem. The people are stupid enough to measure
> >computing performance by processor speed. But then, if they bought their
> >1.7GHz processors and they wanted to use all the 1.7GHz, I sure understand.
> >But how much would they complain if they bought their 1.7GHz processors and
> >Intel shipped 3.4GHz chips hobbled down to 1.7GHz? They bought 1.7GHz and
> >they got 1.7GHz, does it matter what the vendor did to provide it?
>
>   Does Intel claim that overclocking is illegal?  Warranty issues aside, I
> would say no.  We are sold something w/ a minimum guaranteed speed.  If we
> find a way to increase that capacity, that is our own business.
>
>   -mark
>
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