hardware stuff and gcc

[Arun Sharma <adsharma@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Alpha/Athlon/PIII comparision from a linux perspective:

http://www.aceshardware.com/Spades/read.php?article_id=145

Confirms statements I made about gcc's (lack of) optimizations on non-x86
platforms in an earlier BSD/GNU thread. Another example of places where
"the bazaar" doesn't work.

	-Arun