I have to agree. The AMD system I use at home is by far the most stable of my 3 main systems. The other 2 are both Intel (One Celeron, one Pentium) and both are more likely to freeze or choke.
The question of course, is do you mark that up to the processor, the drivers, or the mo-bo? I am of course referring to all systems having the same OSs installed on them, with AMI BIOS.
Have any of you used the BMRT (Blue Moon Rendering Tools, http://www.bmrt.org) on the Intel vs. the AMD? I don't have any systems that are speed comparable to run this test on. However, it's a great benchmarker.
X is a tool designed for allowing GUI control of remote systems on a wide range of platforms. Right now, I have X open for Solaris, AIX, VMS and FreeBSD, and Debian open on my Win2K box. I am able to work with all of them, with no Landesk/Control It/PC Anywhere type stuff. It is a logical, useful, and FREE extension to the command line. Using it for games on a local server is cute, but not the point.
Unix was not made to play Quake on, it was made to process huge Mainframe jobs, do massive sorts, handle web transactions, support databases, and act as a mini-computer stop-gap. It is supposed to span the area between OS/390, VMS/Alpha, Cray, and your average end-user's desktop. This is what it does very well. (IMO) It is a very decent stream editor, an excellent web-hosting platform, and a good cheap place to run scripts. Stop whining that your latest hobby OS (BSD, Linux, BeOS, what-have-you) doesn't run games as efficiently as you want.
I use linux and BSD, for the very reason that I can fix something rather than just whine about it. Now I want to see all of you other free OS users get off of your keisters and do the same! Don't whine about a tool not comforming to your purpose, or, God Forbid, requiring you to think. Use Windows/DOS/Amiga/Mac for that stuff, and let the hobby OSs become real OSs!
I personally liked Jar-Jar binks far more than Anakin. I had such hopes for the movie from the trailers, but they made it into the world's longest commercial. The pod race seemed WAY to long, and the ending was such a downer. On the other hand, the beginning sequence with the Jedis escaping certain death, and then cutting through the blast doors was really cool! If they had been able to make the last half as good as that, we wouldn't be having this discussion.
But...
I love CG, and I think that a fully CG character could be somewhat cool. Remember, at the time, Lucas and crew were doing things with models, cameras, and shots that were innovative, clever, and just plain cool. Just because now they use the best equipment around doesn't mean that all of that custom code isn't hackish. Even on the Phantom Menace they used what was available, and just built the rest themselves. I didn't much care for the movie, but I still thought that it was a prime example of Lucas 'doing it his way', whether the tools existed or not!
I agree. When I started working in High School, I had to wear a 'uniform' (stationary store, not food service), I had to work a specific shift that was absolute. When I got my first real job (doing wire monkey stuff) they introduced me to the concept of salary. I found that I was working much longer hours, but if I wanted to come in late once or twice, it was expected. Now, I get to work in a very mellow environment, yet still manage to enjoy putting in 50-some hours a week.
Yes, but will MS SQL server run on an Alpha? Will it run on OS/390? Will it run on a Sun E10000? Will it run on all major platforms, sharing data without interopt issues, with a sizeable stored procedure base?
No.
Microsoft SQL server is great for most light companies, or those that run homogenous NT/Alpha NT/x86. Here, we run S80, H80, 390, GS-320, and work directly with customers using SPARCs.
Here's a benchmark for you:
http://www.oracle.com/ipo/index.html?fastest.html
Unlike the MS Datacenter server (which is largely vapor ware) Oracle has been in use on major hardware for years. Oracle also allows you to choose which OS and platform work for you. MS SQL Server does not.
I'll give you middle-weight, on data center server, but until a Database has a signifigant installed base on the above $1M mark systems, it's not a heavy-weight. Perhaps MS should consider releasing a version of MS-SQL for other operating systems. MS-SQL could probably be a contender on VMS or 390.
As a major BSD bigot, I am inclined to agree with you. BSD was (once again) given a bad slant by Good Ol' Ziff-Davis. ZD has not produced a non-MS slanted issue since the mid 90's, when Dvorak was all the rage. Too bad, I still have the first PC Magazine I bought, back in 80 something. Has the first IBM AT on it, I seem to recall.
BTW, is there a good source for MESA support for FreeBSD? Right now I use Debian for most of my MESA stuff. (Sorry to hop off topic)
The team I am on runs SAP for about 300-350 simul. users, and I would not trust anything but Oracle (64-bit) or DB2 (64-bit) to do the job. We have roughly 3 million SQL statements per day, with about 25,000 SAP Logical Units of Work.(reports, that is) The DB2 RS/6000 systems we have are just up to the task, and we are in the process of getting bigger guns. I say that if you need sub-second response time for many thousands of transactions, you need a real database. If all you are storing is your personal CD collection, or data that really doesn't require 8+ million column deep tables, and terrabytes of storage space, Why Bother?
Postgres and MySQL, and even MS SQL are very good lightweight SQL servers.
-WS
I use both. I use Debian for my desktop (I can get games to run better, easier, and it supports RPM better) I use FreeBSD for my firewall/proxy. I like FreeBSD alot more, I just don't have the time to get mesa and all of the other 3dfx junk to work on two platforms.
WS
This was an excellent look into the minds of a great Open Source developer. I enjoyed especially the references for more information, and for future directions of the *BSD products.
WS
Most of the new handhelds feature Lithium Ion batteries that don't have the memory features of the older Nickle-Metal-Hydride and Nickle-Cadmium types. In my experience using my HP 545, I get between 8-10 hours of solid use, with a CF storage card. I've gotten more without it.
-WS
Yes, the Pocket PC devices are very fast, very effective, and *actually* have a file management system, unlike Palm OS. I have a 64MB storage card in mine, with a card reader in my home and work machines. I just put all of my stuff directly onto the CF card, then I have it anywhere I go. It is really useful for having high levels of mobility. Only the Compaq runs Linux, but WinCE 3.0 is so unlike Windows that it's acceptable.
Just my 2 bits.
-WS
I agree. The machines I use at work are real hardware anyway , and my home machine is an AMD 850 with 512MB of RAM. The games that I play don't even use what I have, let alone require more. There is no sense in upgrading for the sake of it. Windows will still suck on a 12GHz machine with a Terrabyte of RAM, years in the future!
-WS
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I have to agree. The AMD system I use at home is by far the most stable of my 3 main systems. The other 2 are both Intel (One Celeron, one Pentium) and both are more likely to freeze or choke.
The question of course, is do you mark that up to the processor, the drivers, or the mo-bo? I am of course referring to all systems having the same OSs installed on them, with AMI BIOS.
Have any of you used the BMRT (Blue Moon Rendering Tools, http://www.bmrt.org) on the Intel vs. the AMD? I don't have any systems that are speed comparable to run this test on. However, it's a great benchmarker.
-WSX is a tool designed for allowing GUI control of remote systems on a wide range of platforms. Right now, I have X open for Solaris, AIX, VMS and FreeBSD, and Debian open on my Win2K box. I am able to work with all of them, with no Landesk/Control It/PC Anywhere type stuff. It is a logical, useful, and FREE extension to the command line. Using it for games on a local server is cute, but not the point.
Unix was not made to play Quake on, it was made to process huge Mainframe jobs, do massive sorts, handle web transactions, support databases, and act as a mini-computer stop-gap. It is supposed to span the area between OS/390, VMS/Alpha, Cray, and your average end-user's desktop. This is what it does very well. (IMO) It is a very decent stream editor, an excellent web-hosting platform, and a good cheap place to run scripts. Stop whining that your latest hobby OS (BSD, Linux, BeOS, what-have-you) doesn't run games as efficiently as you want.
I use linux and BSD, for the very reason that I can fix something rather than just whine about it. Now I want to see all of you other free OS users get off of your keisters and do the same! Don't whine about a tool not comforming to your purpose, or, God Forbid, requiring you to think. Use Windows/DOS/Amiga/Mac for that stuff, and let the hobby OSs become real OSs!
Sorry about the flamebait :)
-WSThat would be as cool as Indiana Jones shooting that really big dude with the sword!!
I can see it now... 'The force is in all of us, but especially in my 44 Magnum Desert Eagle. Dance Sith Lord!
-WSI personally liked Jar-Jar binks far more than Anakin. I had such hopes for the movie from the trailers, but they made it into the world's longest commercial. The pod race seemed WAY to long, and the ending was such a downer. On the other hand, the beginning sequence with the Jedis escaping certain death, and then cutting through the blast doors was really cool! If they had been able to make the last half as good as that, we wouldn't be having this discussion. But...
I love CG, and I think that a fully CG character could be somewhat cool. Remember, at the time, Lucas and crew were doing things with models, cameras, and shots that were innovative, clever, and just plain cool. Just because now they use the best equipment around doesn't mean that all of that custom code isn't hackish. Even on the Phantom Menace they used what was available, and just built the rest themselves. I didn't much care for the movie, but I still thought that it was a prime example of Lucas 'doing it his way', whether the tools existed or not!
-WSI agree. When I started working in High School, I had to wear a 'uniform' (stationary store, not food service), I had to work a specific shift that was absolute. When I got my first real job (doing wire monkey stuff) they introduced me to the concept of salary. I found that I was working much longer hours, but if I wanted to come in late once or twice, it was expected. Now, I get to work in a very mellow environment, yet still manage to enjoy putting in 50-some hours a week.
Go figure...
-WSYes, but will MS SQL server run on an Alpha? Will it run on OS/390? Will it run on a Sun E10000? Will it run on all major platforms, sharing data without interopt issues, with a sizeable stored procedure base?
No.
Microsoft SQL server is great for most light companies, or those that run homogenous NT/Alpha NT/x86. Here, we run S80, H80, 390, GS-320, and work directly with customers using SPARCs.
Here's a benchmark for you: http://www.oracle.com/ipo/index.html?fastest.html Unlike the MS Datacenter server (which is largely vapor ware) Oracle has been in use on major hardware for years. Oracle also allows you to choose which OS and platform work for you. MS SQL Server does not.
I'll give you middle-weight, on data center server, but until a Database has a signifigant installed base on the above $1M mark systems, it's not a heavy-weight. Perhaps MS should consider releasing a version of MS-SQL for other operating systems. MS-SQL could probably be a contender on VMS or 390.
-WSAs a major BSD bigot, I am inclined to agree with you. BSD was (once again) given a bad slant by Good Ol' Ziff-Davis. ZD has not produced a non-MS slanted issue since the mid 90's, when Dvorak was all the rage. Too bad, I still have the first PC Magazine I bought, back in 80 something. Has the first IBM AT on it, I seem to recall.
BTW, is there a good source for MESA support for FreeBSD? Right now I use Debian for most of my MESA stuff. (Sorry to hop off topic)
-WSThe team I am on runs SAP for about 300-350 simul. users, and I would not trust anything but Oracle (64-bit) or DB2 (64-bit) to do the job. We have roughly 3 million SQL statements per day, with about 25,000 SAP Logical Units of Work.(reports, that is) The DB2 RS/6000 systems we have are just up to the task, and we are in the process of getting bigger guns. I say that if you need sub-second response time for many thousands of transactions, you need a real database. If all you are storing is your personal CD collection, or data that really doesn't require 8+ million column deep tables, and terrabytes of storage space, Why Bother? Postgres and MySQL, and even MS SQL are very good lightweight SQL servers. -WS
I use both. I use Debian for my desktop (I can get games to run better, easier, and it supports RPM better) I use FreeBSD for my firewall/proxy. I like FreeBSD alot more, I just don't have the time to get mesa and all of the other 3dfx junk to work on two platforms. WS
This was an excellent look into the minds of a great Open Source developer. I enjoyed especially the references for more information, and for future directions of the *BSD products. WS
Most of the new handhelds feature Lithium Ion batteries that don't have the memory features of the older Nickle-Metal-Hydride and Nickle-Cadmium types. In my experience using my HP 545, I get between 8-10 hours of solid use, with a CF storage card. I've gotten more without it. -WS
Yes, the Pocket PC devices are very fast, very effective, and *actually* have a file management system, unlike Palm OS. I have a 64MB storage card in mine, with a card reader in my home and work machines. I just put all of my stuff directly onto the CF card, then I have it anywhere I go. It is really useful for having high levels of mobility. Only the Compaq runs Linux, but WinCE 3.0 is so unlike Windows that it's acceptable. Just my 2 bits. -WS
I agree. The machines I use at work are real hardware anyway , and my home machine is an AMD 850 with 512MB of RAM. The games that I play don't even use what I have, let alone require more. There is no sense in upgrading for the sake of it. Windows will still suck on a 12GHz machine with a Terrabyte of RAM, years in the future! -WS