Re: Linux betas NT in TPC testing, running Oracle8

From: Rick Jones <foo_at_bar.baz>
Date: 4 May 1999 22:55:50 GMT
Message-ID: <7gnttm$rhg$2_at_ocean.cup.hp.com>


Craig Kelley (ink_at_inconnu.isu.edu) wrote:
: Back in the days of measuring CPU times to the cycle, benchmarks
: were shown to save money by increasing the longetivity of your
: hardware. Today, you just plunk down a few thousand dollars to buy
: more machine.

I suspect the ability/desire/willingness to simply "plunk down a few thousand dollars to buy more machine" depends heavily on the space in which one operates.

rick jones

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Received on Wed May 05 1999 - 00:55:50 CEST

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