Let's welcome the Super Smurf with open arms! My enemy's enemy is my friend. If they quit selling MS crap, it would make a difference, and they are the most likely to swear off. Besides, it's the smartest move they've made in years. Supporting Linux moved them from a 2 to a 9 in my book.
I'm running a Microway Alpha Screamer as a web server. This is the current base box. It's faster than my 300 Mhz.K6 Desktop but, in most things, not much faster with RH 5.1. Byte bench marks are less in some areas. For this to be a big deal, more optimization and tuned apps would help a lot. Neither box uses the proprietary slot1 architecture, however, so I do gain satisfaction. Attn. Compaq! we want the hotter stuff cheaper.
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Let's welcome the Super Smurf with open arms!
My enemy's enemy is my friend.
If they quit selling MS crap, it would make a
difference, and they are the most likely to swear
off. Besides, it's the smartest move they've made
in years. Supporting Linux moved them from a 2 to
a 9 in my book.
I'm running a Microway Alpha Screamer as a web
server. This is the current base box. It's
faster than my 300 Mhz.K6 Desktop but, in most things, not much faster with RH 5.1. Byte bench
marks are less in some areas. For this to be a
big deal, more optimization and tuned apps would
help a lot. Neither box uses the proprietary slot1
architecture, however, so I do gain satisfaction.
Attn. Compaq! we want the hotter stuff cheaper.