Re: String operations on i386

kwrohrer@enteract.com
Thu, 28 Aug 1997 03:05:36 -0500 (CDT)

And lo, Pavel Machek saith unto me:
> /*
> * On a 486 or Pentium, we are better off not using the
> * byte string operations. But on a 386 or a PPro the
> * byte string ops are faster than doing it by hand
> * (MUCH faster on a Pentium).
> ~~~~~~~
> This comment is little bit strange. Should not be 'PPro' be written
> here?
My reading associates "faster on a Pentium" with "doing it by
hand".

Keith