The way it works is that an XP2600+ is 2.6 times faster than a 1GHz Duron, a 3000+ is 3 times faster than a 1GHz Duron, etc.
This is according to "PC Hardware in a Nutshell" 3rd edition (O'Reilly).
Can anyone back this up with a reference from AMD?
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Something that blatantly anti-competative would be too risky. Even if regulators didn't come down on them like a ton of bricks, there would still be a PR nightmare to deal with.
Upgradability was a problem back when software demanded more than hardware could provide, but now days, any computer you buy will have a processor sufficiently powerful to be useful for the majority of needs. Also, computers are so cheap that it rarely makes sense to put money into an older machine when a newer, more powerful machine is available for about the same price that it would take to upgrade the older machine.
Of course, special needs require special hardware considerations, but that will never change.
According to my understanding of the O(1) scheduler, this pathological case does not exist. However, my understanding is pretty weak, so could someone who knows please answer the parent post?
There's also the issue that stardard operating systems don't support 4-way systems for residential computing.
Residential computing? Please explain what you mean by this.
We've got several machines with dual CPUs with hyperthreading enabled on each and Linux (red hat 7.3 with stock kernel) seems to have no trouble handling "4" CPUs.
Probably, but only if you could get everyone to agree on the same distro.
If you tried, you would probably find yourself ham-strung by people like me who use different distros for different purposes. I'm sure I'm not the only one.
The 12" iBook is only $1100 on apple's website. If you qualify for an educational or government discount, it's less than $1000.
Considering what the iBook can do above and beyond what one of these portable players can do, a couple hundred dollars difference may still be a bargain, depending on your needs.
I don't understand the perception that linux is "a b****" to install and maintain.
The only reason linux might be harder to install is because people expect to dual boot with a pre-existing windows installation. If you give the whole machine to linux and take all the defaults (like people do when installing windows), a linux install is easier and faster than any windows install I've ever done (95, NT, 2000. haven't messed with XP). Even gentoo can be installed faster if you're willing to live with the GRP (gentoo reference platform...should be suffient for most users).
As for maintaining linux...what's problem? If you take the defaults and never change a thing (like most people do with windows), it's just as easy as windows and still far more secure. It takes less research to learn how to minimally secure a linux box than it does to learn how to install problem hardware on a windows box, and lay people do that every time they buy a new printer or webcam (admittedly, it is getting better).
No, there may be some validity to these complaints, but for the most part I think they are bunk.
RedHat dropping its distribution finally motivated me to try gentoo. I got it up and running on an old dual-proc scsi machine I keep around for experimenting. The amount of time spent compiling some of the bigger packages is insane, but since it's not my primary computer, I've been content to let it compile while I do my work. The results have been acceptable for the most part except that mozilla and MozillaFirebird won't run correctly. They both exit with return value 1 immediatly after they're started.
So far my impression is that it has some cool ideas, but isn't quite there yet (at least compared to slackware or debian).
Thanks to regulatory oversight, Microsoft is in a strange position where they have lots of money that they can't really use strategically. It seems unlikely that regulators in either the US or the EU would allow Microsoft to purchase any company that appears to be a competitor.
I have often wondered why windows is less secure. Could it be that a larger installed base means more exposure to security issues?? (ie. popularity = more exploits?)
No, the problem with Windows is that just about any exploit allows for the running of arbitrary code with full privileges (equivelent to rooting a Linux box).
With a real OS (Linux, BSD, etc), to get similar privileges, you need both a exploit to gain access to a machine and some way of escalating your privilege. There has historically been a fraction of exploits that granted root from the start, but that fraction has become vanishingly small.
Another perspective is that if prayer is bunk, then we should spend our energies doing something more useful. People who like praying are welcome to continue to do so, but please don't claim it has non-demonstrable powers.
Just because the apostles believed something true and were willing to die rather than recant that belief is not proof that what was believed was actually true.
Also, if apostles knew it was a hoax but wanted the movement to continue, they might have been willing to die anyways.
Also, it wouldn't have required all the apostles to perpetrate a hoax. One or two might have faked the resurrection and the rest might have believed it was true.
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I believe the 2 NASA rovers on Mars are both using a PPC chip (G3?).
The way it works is that an XP2600+ is 2.6 times faster than a 1GHz Duron,
a 3000+ is 3 times faster than a 1GHz Duron, etc.
This is according to "PC Hardware in a Nutshell" 3rd edition (O'Reilly).
Can anyone back this up with a reference from AMD?
Something that blatantly anti-competative would be too risky. Even if
regulators didn't come down on them like a ton of bricks, there would
still be a PR nightmare to deal with.
No, Microsoft isn't that stupid.
Upgradability was a problem back when software demanded more than hardware
could provide, but now days, any computer you buy will have a processor
sufficiently powerful to be useful for the majority of needs. Also, computers
are so cheap that it rarely makes sense to put money into an older machine
when a newer, more powerful machine is available for about the same price
that it would take to upgrade the older machine.
Of course, special needs require special hardware considerations, but that
will never change.
According to my understanding of the O(1) scheduler, this
pathological case does not exist. However, my understanding
is pretty weak, so could someone who knows please answer
the parent post?
No offense, but you are so wrong.
The GPL applies to distribution rights.
EULA's apply to use rights.
Finding one invalid has no implications for the other.
Considering how smart their lawyers are, they probably know they're wrong.
If it can be demonstrated that they presented something as true that they knew
to be false, isn't that grounds for being disbarred?
Try Pyhon in a Nutshell.
It does an excellent job of seperating OOP from the other parts of the language.
I would recommend this book as the first python book for anyone. Get it, read
it, and use the official documentation when you need greater detail.
How many watts does the G5 consume?
There's also the issue that stardard operating systems don't support 4-way systems for residential computing.
Residential computing? Please explain what you mean by this.
We've got several machines with dual CPUs with hyperthreading enabled on each
and Linux (red hat 7.3 with stock kernel) seems to have no trouble handling "4"
CPUs.
Probably, but only if you could get everyone to agree on the same distro.
If you tried, you would probably find yourself ham-strung by people like me
who use different distros for different purposes. I'm sure I'm not the only one.
The 12" iBook is only $1100 on apple's website.
If you qualify for an educational or government discount, it's less
than $1000.
Considering what the iBook can do above and beyond what one of these
portable players can do, a couple hundred dollars difference may still
be a bargain, depending on your needs.
I hate to say it, but Microsoft's haven't been compromised, and they're the bigger target.
If I remember correctly, MS-Germany's network was seriously owned for more
than a month a year or so ago.
Would someone please post the details?
I never have mod points when I need 'em. If parent doesn't deserve
+1 informative, I don't know what does.
I don't understand the perception that linux is "a b****" to install and
maintain.
The only reason linux might be harder to install is because people expect
to dual boot with a pre-existing windows installation. If you give the
whole machine to linux and take all the defaults (like people do when
installing windows), a linux install is easier and faster than any
windows install I've ever done (95, NT, 2000. haven't messed with XP).
Even gentoo can be installed faster if you're willing to live with the GRP
(gentoo reference platform...should be suffient for most users).
As for maintaining linux...what's problem? If you take the defaults and
never change a thing (like most people do with windows), it's just as easy
as windows and still far more secure. It takes less research to learn how
to minimally secure a linux box than it does to learn how to install problem
hardware on a windows box, and lay people do that every time they buy a new
printer or webcam (admittedly, it is getting better).
No, there may be some validity to these complaints, but for the most part I
think they are bunk.
RedHat dropping its distribution finally motivated me to try gentoo.
I got it up and running on an old dual-proc scsi machine I keep around
for experimenting. The amount of time spent compiling some of the bigger
packages is insane, but since it's not my primary computer, I've been
content to let it compile while I do my work. The results have been
acceptable for the most part except that mozilla and MozillaFirebird
won't run correctly. They both exit with return value 1 immediatly after
they're started.
So far my impression is that it has some cool ideas, but isn't quite there
yet (at least compared to slackware or debian).
Thanks to regulatory oversight, Microsoft is in a strange position where they
have lots of money that they can't really use strategically. It seems unlikely
that regulators in either the US or the EU would allow Microsoft to purchase
any company that appears to be a competitor.
How can this be true when many people run Apache on Windows?
Is it really this simple to install Debian stable using Knoppix as a
step stool?
Umm, isn't the HD the bottleneck of modern systems?
Isn't the reason all these high performance machines have so much RAM so that
they don't have to take the enormous hit of swapping to disk?
Even ram is too slow. That's why they're putting so much cache on the chips now.
I have often wondered why windows is less secure. Could it be that a larger installed base means more exposure to security issues?? (ie. popularity = more exploits?)
No, the problem with Windows is that just about any exploit allows for the running
of arbitrary code with full privileges (equivelent to rooting a Linux box).
With a real OS (Linux, BSD, etc), to get similar privileges, you need both
a exploit to gain access to a machine and some way of escalating your privilege.
There has historically been a fraction of exploits that granted root from the
start, but that fraction has become vanishingly small.
This event happened in 1996. These documents are not 50+ years old.
50 years after the fact? The fireball came down in 1996 (read: 7 years ago).
That's one perspective.
Another perspective is that if prayer is bunk, then we should spend our
energies doing something more useful. People who like praying are welcome to
continue to do so, but please don't claim it has non-demonstrable powers.
The parent's argument is bunk.
Just because the apostles believed something true and were willing to die
rather than recant that belief is not proof that what was believed was
actually true.
Also, if apostles knew it was a hoax but wanted the movement to continue,
they might have been willing to die anyways.
Also, it wouldn't have required all the apostles to perpetrate a hoax. One
or two might have faked the resurrection and the rest might have believed
it was true.