[CS-FSLUG] QOTW: Megahurtz Race
Greg Slade
gslade at studio.cbbs.org
Wed May 12 09:17:35 CDT 2004
>> 266 Mhz G3 Mac "all in one."
> Are you running OS X or Classic?
Classic: MacOS 9.22. (This baby is supposed to be able to run OS/X, but
my understanding is that Claris eMailer won't run under X, and I refuse
to give it up, because it's the best E-mail client I've ever used.)
> I hadn't either, previously. I only checked when I read that
> a bunch of PowerBook users were doing so and where upset
> because their systems were running .00000005 MHz below the
> spec.
And rightly so! The *nerve* of Apple, shipping grossly underpowered
machines like that!
> If you're curious, your Mac will tell you the speed with this
> command:
> % sysctl hw.cpufrequency
I don't be thinking so. That looks like an OS/X kind of command to me.
God bless,
Greg
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