[rescue] SMP on intel wasteful?

[Joshua D Boyd]

On Tue, Jun 25, 2002 at 01:38:49PM -0500, James Sharp wrote:
> > Now you're talking about what a my PC is really good for: software encoding/decoding to
> > DIVX of video on the cheap (and cheap mips is the main requirement).
> >
> 
> Once I finally get the Linux kit for my Playstation 2, then I'll
> definitely have the cheap MIPS (yeah, I know...mips/MIPS...bad
> pun, no biscuit) necessary to play divx movies on something
> else besides my PC.
> 
> Then I'll be able to play them on my 37 inch TV and stereo system too.

Wouldn't it have been faster to buy a Mac (some cheap PCI machine for
$50-$75), a G3 upgrade ($80-$100), and a new video card (relevent ATI
and 3DFX cards being under $75 these days)?  Then you'd be out no more
than $250 which is a lot cheaper than a PS2 + linux kit.

-- 
Joshua D. Boyd