Tony Li wrote:
The fact remains that a ping packet stream a Linux 386SX would barely
notice maxes out a 7010 (far more powerful CPU)Bzzzt. That's a 30Mhz 68040 you're talking about. You're 386SX is on par
BZZZZTTT.
a 386sx is worth about as much as a 68020
not a 68040. a mac/se30 (68030) runs rings around a 386sx
try running NetBSD and each
get excellent scaling benchmark code from
ftp://ftp.scl.ameslab.gov/pub/HINT/
jmb