Re: www.microsoft.com sure needs a lot of silicon

From: Jelle Foks <jelle_at_utelscin.el.utwente.nl>
Date: 1997/05/12
Message-ID: <5l7dgb$5iq@dinkel.civ.utwente.nl>#1/1

In comp.os.linux.advocacy Michael Parson <mparson_at_roloc.bl.org> wrote:

> >can do I/O a PC just can't touch. Better development environment?

> And the Linux/PPRO can do fp that the UltraSparc just can't touch, just
> look at the specs being fed into all of these DES cracking contests going
> on net-wide. The PPROs are beating the pants of the UltraSparcs.

Then don't forget Linux/Alpha, especially on one of those new 600Mhz monsters. They beat the PPRO on all aspects and totally the crap out of the PPRO if you look at fp speed. I've heard Linux/Alpha also runs Linux/x86 binaries, too, now with a new product from Digital.

> >Solaris x86 desktop with one years worth of FREE updates (which includes
> >Solaris 2.6) is $275. This includes WABI and CDE (Motif).

> RedHat Linux 4.1 $49.95 www.redhat.com
> Wabi for Linux 199.00 www.caldera.com
> CDE for Linux 274.95 www.xig.com
> ------
> 523.90

> Staroffice for Linux 0.00 www.stardiv.com

There's a *free* CDE for Linux in the making (sorry, forgot the url, but there is a WWW page about the project out there, with stuff to download!).

Cya, Jelle. Received on Mon May 12 1997 - 00:00:00 CDT