But those gauges of performance can all be thrown to the wind. Now there is only one way to determine just how fast a computer cooks. Using this method to compare performance on Apple's latest computers has led me and fellow Quakers to believe that the G4 is indeed a supercomputer. It was the one where Apple made a big deal out of their philosophy that the G4s were supercomputers and therefore shouldn't be sold to threatening countries to be used against us. Well, the Quake test could prove that Apple was right.
Quake is one of the most time-destroying computer games ever invented.
Players can pit their skills against the computer or play head to head with other addicts on the web. It is a game that is not for the young or faint of heart. This roughly translates into a lot of screen blood everywhere. If you have never heard of Quake then don't read any further. Don't download the demo or play on a friend's computer.