Hi Ron,
I wouldn't say I have seen this exactly, but I do have Intel 200mhz systems
running neck and neck with Cyrix 150mhz.  I think it is a combination of
Hard disk, network card, (with so many systems I assume yours are
networked) and operating system.  As soon as you can afford it replace the
hard disk.  A 233 shouldn't be saddled with a 486 drive that does not
support PIO mode 4 at the very least, preferably support for UDMA/33.  I
myself still use one mode 2 drive and several mode 3 drives so I know about
saving money.  There is also an immediate and noticable performance hit if
I replace a 3com PCI 10base-T card with an ISA version.  I assume
everything else is running right.

As for the earlier suggestion about re-installing Win95, I am interested in
others opinions.  I generally do not xcopy win95 directories, and I don't
put hard disks pre-installed with win95 into new builds.  I suppose mobos
and cpus are no different than adding memory as far as the operating system
is concerned,  but I worry about what trash may be lingering in an old
system directory from a previous life.  Should I quit worrying?

Tom Turak
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From:   Ron Taylor[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]

I recently upgraded two 488 dx33 computers to P233.  I used an ASUS TXP4
motherboard, 64 meg ram, Intel P233-MMX and reused everything else.  I find
that these two computers are not as fast as a couple of P90's that I have
in
place.  What should I look for in the setup to make these machines respond?
Are there any utilities that I can run to determine where the problems
arise?

Ron