Re: mhz vs bps

Arnold Pulda (apulda@doherty.iii.net)
Mon, 8 Jan 1996 19:29:28 EST

Stevi Suib <sbsuib@mailbox.syr.edu> wrote:
>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?

Stevi:

You'll probably get a lot of advice on this. The mhz does affect the speed
at which you can process info using the internet, the speed of the modem is
more important, so you're ok. Otherwise, a good rule of thumb is simply to
buy as much speed as you can afford.

Arnold Pulda
apulda@doherty.iii.net