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Ok, so I know mostly what makes the Visor better than a Palm, but what about raw SPEED?? which is faster?

The visor is about 50% faster then the palm V. I dont know if its faster then the palm Vx. The reason is because they optimised the hardware and software to run better.

Actually, it's because they eliminated the wait states... If you run CruiseControl on a Palm IIIx, you get approximately the same speed as a Visor (158% normal).

What the heck were those wait states doing in there in the first place, that's what I want to know...

Not only that, but I think OS 3.3 eliminates the wait states as well, just like 3.1h in the Visors.

MJH <><

My Palm V with 3.3 w/o CC is 100% Benchmark

With CC 148%
With CC and StreakHack - 161%
With CC/StreakHack and Afterburner 2.0 - 259%

Looks like the handspring guys did something like CC and Streakhack so Afterburner should still work with them.

Overclock at your own risk

jonpod

With CC/StreakHack and Afterburner 2.0 - 259%

Whoa! That's some markup. Would definitely like to see a similar benchmark run with the Visor and these apps installed.

None of you are getting wait states? I'm getting them most of the time when I access the info and delete dialogues. Am I the only one?

thanks,
Chris

There seems to be some confusion about the term "wait state". It is a computer architecture term refering to 1 or 2 CPU cycle pauses which are designed into a system to accomodate differences in speed between various chips.

It does not refer to delays seen by a user.

A system can be designed without wait states, but it takes more effort, and thereby more time and expense. Wait states can be removed after the fact (often with noticable results - cf Afterburner), but it is not usually supported by the manufacturer. This is because it is possible that system components will be out of sync and not work properly if wait states are removed. There's no way to know except to try it.

At least that's what I remember about it from my computer engineering degree.