2008/1/8, John M McIntosh <johnmci at smalltalkconsulting.com>:
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> On Jan 8, 2008, at 12:10 PM, Tom Phoenix wrote:
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> > On Jan 8, 2008 5:18 AM, itsme213 <itsme213 at hotmail.com> wrote:
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> >> How does the Squeak on Mac experience compare to Windows?
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> I *believe* the current carbon vm runs faster because I can abuse
> compiler optimizations which aren't perhaps exploited on
> the windows compile because the windows vm has concerns about running
> on 50 types of intel/amd processors, where as on the
> mac the number of intel chip sets used is *much* smaller.
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> Also didn't pc mag say the fastest windows computer they tested last
> year was a macintosh?
> Something about Jobs'  arm twisting intel into giving him the best
> chip sets and hardware engineering if he switch from powerpc to intel?
> Likely...

Yeah right, after he flamed Intel and 386 for years. Sure thing. I bet
that's how it happened.

Cheers
Philippe

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