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EPA
Starting Member
Germany
13 Posts |
 Posted - 22 Jul 2003 : 17:59:25
I have had no difficulty to bring A/UX 3.01 english onto my old Apple IIfx. The update to 3.1 was difficult, because the installation hangs:
one file on CD was defective and so I must install manual...Now my questions: Is it worth to by a Quadra 950 over eBay to bring this beast (A/UX) on a faster platform? Which Apple workes really faster: A IIfx with 68030@40 MHz or a 68040 with 33 MHz? CU
Manfred Apple IIfx and A/UX: a very interesting thing! |
Unknown_K
Full Member
USA
602 Posts |
Posted - 22 Jul 2003 : 18:26:47
I am wondering the same thing since I have both the IIfx and the Q950.
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maclover5
LC Doctor/Hot Rodder
Australia
5830 Posts |
Posted - 22 Jul 2003 : 18:31:36
I'd probably put it on the 950, seeing as though it's an '040 and everything. On top of that, I'm not even sure if A/UX is supported on the IIfx."**** em" - Jobs in regards to customers
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EPA
Starting Member
Germany
13 Posts |
Posted - 22 Jul 2003 : 18:52:12
@maclover5: Yes, it is supported and it workes very well on my iifx!But ist the Quadra 950 MUCH faster as my iifX? CU
Manfred Apple IIfx and A/UX: a very interesting thing! |
maclover5
LC Doctor/Hot Rodder
Australia
5830 Posts |
Posted - 22 Jul 2003 : 19:59:50
I'm not sure. Does the IIfx have an FPU? iForget...its been so long since i've looked up the specs of it."**** em" - Jobs in regards to customers
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G4from128k
Full Member
USA
873 Posts |
Posted - 23 Jul 2003 : 05:03:29
The IIfx does have an FPU and a cool peripheral processor setup that off-loads I/O tasks from the CPU. Although the IIfx ran at 40 MHz, its 68030 was no match for a 68040. A Quadra 950 has about twice the performance of the IIfx.G4From128k by Day: Mild-Mannered Engineer and Trapeze(tm) Artist
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brad_k
New Member
Canada
63 Posts |
Posted - 23 Jul 2003 : 06:54:14
I say go with whichever machine has more sentimental value to you. I'd personally go with the IIfx, those machines are legendary. That would do it for me.______________________________________
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EPA
Starting Member
Germany
13 Posts |
Posted - 23 Jul 2003 : 15:42:16
Thanks for you answers, guys!I have taken now the program "MACTRACKER 2.02" and have compared both machines. Especially the cache is different: Mac IIfx: 0.5 k L1, 32 k L2
Quadra 950: 8 k L1 So it ssems that the L2 of the IIfx gives extra power and the "double power"
of the Quadra´s 68040 ist possibly only a 1.5x - what you mean? Greetings from Freiburg, Germany
Manfred Apple IIfx and A/UX: a very interesting thing! |
A/UX at IIfx or Quadra 950: What`s better?
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