Stephen F. Bosch wrote:

> But can't you compile from Mandrake kernel source and set the CPU type
> at i686/PPro? That's what I did...

Yes, but that only otimizes the *kernel*; the applications are still
pessimized for PPro, PII, and PIII if the information is correct.

If I get some time I'll try to run some benchmarks on programs that I
can find in both RH and Mandrake package form.  Others might want to do
the same.


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