On Thu, 09 Jun 2005 22:55:26 +0100, Hecate wrote:
Could you define "average processing power" please?
Intel.
This sub thread started because I was annoyed at that
off the cuff remark by Hecate. She obviously does not like Intel for some reason.
I used to work in the processor industry, designing and
testing processors, and I *know* for a fact that Intel is not an "average company", where average is used in a derogotary way.
I have 4 PCs two have AMD and two have INTEL processors, and I cannot tell the difference in speed when ACTUALLY
WORKING ON REAL JOBS rather than very specific
speed tests.
Intel had to design the whole architecture, AMD took the specifications and made their own machines which meets
those specs. But making the initial specs (and getting them as right as possible) is the most important job. Without them no Intel compatible AMD processor could exist.
I’m glad AMD has done this, and their job is not easy
either, but that does not make Intel processing power
"average".
If someone copied the Mona Lisa, and the copy was "better" in some way than Leonardo’s original, would that make
Leonardo’s original "average"? (Substitute your favorite artwork instead of "Mona Lisa" if you prefer.
Hecate into the kill filter now, all those off the cuff remarks…