Re: mhz vs bps

Guy S. Forsythe (gforsyth@kitchen-sink.com)
Mon, 8 Jan 1996 19:27:28 EST

>Can someone tell me if I can acess netscapeand download etc. using a
>quadra with only 25 MHZ. The modem is 28.8 but I was wondering if the
>MHZ affected the process as well. If not, what will a low MHZ be
>burdensome for. I may buy a used and slow Macintosh machine.It is
>primarily for the www and wordprocessing. Is this a bad idea?

I work on a Centris 610. 5 mhz slower than you and no math coprocessor.
You have plenty of speed. I am to the point where I cannot keep up with
the speed of the computer so additional speed it of little value. I use
Pagemaker most followed by spreadsheets (Clarisworks).

You ac run a web server with 40 simultaneous links on a slower machine than
you have. My Apple IIgs at 2.7 mhz can handle 14.4k modems. You are way
past any concerns. In fact, my company is looking into having our website
on site. Our old LC (not II or III) can handle the load easily.

Take care,

Guy Forsythe (Kitchen Sink Software and/or)
(Westerville South High School)
gforsyth@infinet.com Romans 1:18-20
gforsyth@kitchen-sink.com
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