>I know this subject has been hit from many directions but would someone
>let me know if there are incompatibilities with speed doubler and FB.
>
>I just picked up a 7200/80 and have 0S8.0 loaded.  I really don't see
>that compiles are quicker although the compiled program is definitely
>quicker.  I would like the compiler to be able to take advantage of my
>new found speed.
>
>Hey, no laughing.  I just moved up from a Quadra 605.  If I had some
>real cash I'd have bought G3 something or other. :D
>
>Thanks,
>W.

Well, I am not laughing, but I got a Umax 240 MHZ 603ev for $699 new, hope
you didn't pay too much for the 7200. Then again, I would trust an Apple
more I think. I had some RAM problems for a while that now seem to be
ironed out. Now decked out at 96 MB.

However on the issue of Speed Doubler, the Umax came with it, and when I
have it turned off, I long for it again. It really _does_ seem to speed up
basic operations and other things. I haven't left it off enough to see what
all is affected for sure. Only turn it off for conflict testing.

I haven't loaded FB onto the new machine yet, so can't compare compile
speeds increasing due to the faster CPU vs. the same with Speed Doubler.
But I would recommend Speed Doubler. I also got a Umax, same CPU and speed
for my girlfriend, and hers feels a lot slower than mine, because she
doesn't have Speed Doubler on it. But then again, some of that may be due
to her running system 7.6.1. I am using 8.1

Robert Covington