On 30-Jan-98 Julian Coleman spoke unto us all:
[useful suggestions snipped]
# 
# Hmm.  The X performance on my 4/330 is about the same as a 486-66 (the 
# processor is slightly slower, the whole machine somewhat faster).  Running
# X on a Sparc 4 is very nice (fast), but then I don't have a faster i386 to
# compare against.  Anyway the Sparc hardware is just so much nicer!
# 

I have a 486-66 running 800x600.  Raw video (getting input from my oc'd P-150)
is decent.  The Sparc 1 running at 1152x900 (cg6) blows it away.. I was
expecting 486-33 performance (even with a nice video card it just drives me
nutz, windows slowly appear, etc)  

The P-150 is fast.. but 90% of that is processor speed.  The sun is decieving,
because the console mode is so !@#$ slow to scroll.. I thought I was going to
die waiting for it.  I assumed X would be the same..  it is by far faster than
the 486-66..  and really isn't that far off the P-150.

I'm going to run some xbenches on it, I can post them if anyone wants
(comparing them to the 66 and the 150)

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