In article <200108312358.f7VNwtJ02189@guild.plethora.net> you wrote:
> So, I have a 1 Ghz i386 laptop which is slower at encoding MP3's than a
> slowish old G3.  I'm trying to figure out whether this is a result of
> compilation options, or a result of software differences, or what.
> 
> Are there likely options for PIII systems that would improve performance?

Make sure the BIOS doesn't have speed stepping enabled.


 - Hubert

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