a 64 bit machine should be able to address much much more memory than 8GB, I don't have a calculator infront
of me but 2^64 is arounf a TB or 2 if I remember.
AFIK, the Octane2 only supports 8gb of ram. Which I guess is ok since it only has support for 1-2 cpus.
I would imagine that a 64bit machine and os can address at least 1tb, as the Origin 3000 can handle 1tb (1024gb) of ram per single image.
How is bigmem support coming along? Is 2.4 still having problems with (32-bit) systems sporting more than 2GB of ram?
I don't belive 32bit machines can address more than 2gb of ram, that's one of the reasons there are 64bit machines. At work we have an SGI Octane2 that does HDTV work, it has 6gb installed and can support 8gb. It's a 64bit machine and runs IRIX64 v.6.5.13, a 64bit OS.
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You're either Dave or JC. : ) Thanks for the plug. You pretty much hit the hammer on the head with my pricing. I'm doing a box for $50/month for the local scouts and an Amiga(!) user group from Texas, too. I've been really flexible with the pricing, pretty much depends on the size of the box and power consumption (larger power supply = more UPS and genset load). Bandwidth isn't much of an issue for 98% of my customers. No warez, no porn. No public kernel or iso mirrors. : ) Not for my lowest prices anyway.
My website had become really outdated, so I yanked most of the content. I'm working on an update, but have been busy with equipment upgrades and some local projects.
For some *really* cheap hosting, check out istop.com in Ottawa, Ontario. I see someone else has mentioned them too. I can't match their low prices, but it's worth a shot.
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a 64 bit machine should be able to address much much more memory than 8GB, I don't have a calculator infront of me but 2^64 is arounf a TB or 2 if I remember.
AFIK, the Octane2 only supports 8gb of ram. Which I guess is ok since it only has support for 1-2 cpus.
I would imagine that a 64bit machine and os can address at least 1tb, as the Origin 3000 can handle 1tb (1024gb) of ram per single image.
How is bigmem support coming along? Is 2.4 still having problems with (32-bit) systems sporting more than 2GB of ram?
I don't belive 32bit machines can address more than 2gb of ram, that's one of the reasons there are 64bit machines. At work we have an SGI Octane2 that does HDTV work, it has 6gb installed and can support 8gb. It's a 64bit machine and runs IRIX64 v.6.5.13, a 64bit OS.
My dad's car dealership has his site on one of thier severs
You're either Dave or JC. : ) Thanks for the plug. You pretty much hit the hammer on the head with my pricing. I'm doing a box for $50/month for the local scouts and an Amiga(!) user group from Texas, too. I've been really flexible with the pricing, pretty much depends on the size of the box and power consumption (larger power supply = more UPS and genset load). Bandwidth isn't much of an issue for 98% of my customers. No warez, no porn. No public kernel or iso mirrors. : ) Not for my lowest prices anyway.
My website had become really outdated, so I yanked most of the content. I'm working on an update, but have been busy with equipment upgrades and some local projects.
For some *really* cheap hosting, check out istop.com in Ottawa, Ontario. I see someone else has mentioned them too. I can't match their low prices, but it's worth a shot.
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