Do some Linux users have such fragile egos that they cannot cope with a little constructive criticism of their beloved OS? I use both Windows and Linux, simply because Windows is better suited to some of the things I do (e.g. games and web-browsing), while Linux is better for coding (I'm a university student studying computer science) and is generally more fun to tinker with. Several years ago I used to be an Amiga fanatic myself, and it wasn't until Commodore went bust and I bought a PC that I learnt to appreciate the different merits of different computers and operating systems. To any Linux zealots reading: if you have a problem with my use of Windows, then hurry up and develop more Linux equivalents to Windows programs, instead of flaming anyone who dares to use an operating system other than Linux.
"BogoMips" is actually short for "BogusMips". You cannot compare BogoMips scores between different types of CPU. A Pentium-II will typically score as many Bogos as its MHz rating, a P2-333 will get ~333, a Dual P2-333 will get ~666. My K6-2 340 (overclocked K6-2 300 AFR-66)gets 683, this does not mean that it is faster than a Dual P2-333! It simply means that a K6-2 typically scores twice as many Bogos as its MHz rating. Its actual performance is more like a P2-340. Don't ever make the mistake of comparing BogoMips scores between different types of CPU.
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This *proves* that the iMac is full of shit ;-)
Do some Linux users have such fragile egos that they cannot cope with a little constructive criticism of their beloved OS? I use both Windows and Linux, simply because Windows is better suited to some of the things I do (e.g. games and web-browsing), while Linux is better for coding (I'm a university student studying computer science) and is generally more fun to tinker with. Several years ago I used to be an Amiga fanatic myself, and it wasn't until Commodore went bust and I bought a PC that I learnt to appreciate the different merits of different computers and operating systems. To any Linux zealots reading: if you have a problem with my use of Windows, then hurry up and develop more Linux equivalents to Windows programs, instead of flaming anyone who dares to use an operating system other than Linux.
"BogoMips" is actually short for "BogusMips".
You cannot compare BogoMips scores between different types of CPU. A Pentium-II will typically score as many Bogos as its MHz rating, a P2-333 will get ~333, a Dual P2-333 will get ~666. My K6-2 340 (overclocked K6-2 300 AFR-66)gets 683, this does not mean that it is faster than a Dual P2-333! It simply means that a K6-2 typically scores twice as many Bogos as its MHz rating. Its actual performance is more like a P2-340. Don't ever make the mistake of comparing BogoMips scores between different types of CPU.