Running different OSes on classic hardware (Re: Re installing XP on Sony)

[der Mouse]

> Take a look at the original NeXT machines... the fastest NeXT was a
> 33 MHz 68040 and it was very responsive.

Don't forget the DSP (56001) and custom blitter chip.  I think the
blitter contributes more to responsive feel than anything else, because
it offloads a lot of the screen rendering work from the main cpu, and
screen rendering is a major contributor to snappy feel.

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