[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:For example. My wife has two iMacs. One is a 266MHz and the other is a
> 500Mhz. She would comment often on how the 266 was faster. It was all based > on how long it took to boot up, and slower window openings, etc. Of course, > the 500 had OS9 and the other has OS 8.6. The 500 had a larger hard drive, > more programs on it, an external SuperDisk drive, etc. When you watched them > run, the 500 seemed less snappy until you had to do anything more than open > windows. > > STeve Good point. My Beige has a new, 80 GB/7000 RPM/2MB cache, hard drive. The 8600 stock 4 GB. Duh! Jerry > > > << As I mentioned, it's just a perception. It's side by side with a Beige > G3/300 and > the Beige seems considerably faster. > Jerry >> -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
