5 May
2010
5 May
'10
12:28 p.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony Duell" <ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk>
To: <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 8:06 PM
Subject: Re: Greatest videogame device (was Re: An option - Re:
thebeginningof
> They weren't that slow, 27Mhz compared to the
PS2's 33Mhz. Polygon-wise,
the
Since when has the master clock frequency been a useful measure of
procesor speed?
-tony
For those of us that don't know any better (I'm a little wiser now, having
worked with the Motorola 68000 CPU) . It's a bit like the days when games
consoles had 16-bit, 32-bit etc. stamped on their beautiful plastic case. It
made them seem more powerful, and no doubt helped to start lots of arguments
between rival console owners.
Regards,
Andrew B
aliensrcooluk at yahoo.co.uk