[rescue] SMP on intel wasteful?

Linc Fessenden linc at thelinuxlink.net
Mon Jun 24 12:05:37 CDT 2002


>   Processor architecture isn't a business decision.  The notion that
> real computers are more expensive than PeeCees simply wrong.  For THAT
> "substance" go check some price lists.  And no, "mega hurts" isn't the
> way to match up systems for which to compare prices.

I think the best way to think of it is in terms of longevity.  There are
unix boxen that have been running without crashes longer than 10 years in
some cases.  I can't for the life of me find an intel arch box that has
been running that long.

-- 
-Linc Fessenden

In the Beginning there was nothing, which exploded - Yeah right...



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