From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Sun Aug 9 01:47:16 2015 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3C5629B1BCD for ; Sun, 9 Aug 2015 01:47:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from erichsfreebsdlist@alogt.com) Received: from alogt.com (alogt.com [69.36.191.58]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 1A00D1CBB for ; Sun, 9 Aug 2015 01:47:15 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from erichsfreebsdlist@alogt.com) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=alogt.com; s=default; h=Content-Transfer-Encoding:Content-Type:MIME-Version:References:In-Reply-To:Message-ID:Subject:Cc:To:From:Date; bh=Iz5rkfN7qmLb/T8XzU/mmi5/2mQiwGbxOt5KvZdKrpw=; b=d5e7cHUbyZXW0oFtU5dM2WCeJuJciVUKNAEDatfVTuGqyEwy9Wn1PYjmDiGh2wWVO33weEQcSNzPEePNXCjn3gO/BcJaXs/Ie7bLzuAD8U17dNcH714S3/2UNIoSrF/p/sudkHSh3jPC7HyAJZVHx2MPA5uFBfHCdqSfTj2h1Ko=; Received: from [114.121.135.237] (port=45724 helo=X220.alogt.com) by sl-508-2.slc.westdc.net with esmtpsa (TLSv1.2:AES128-GCM-SHA256:128) (Exim 4.85) (envelope-from ) id 1ZOFhh-002LQw-VV; Sat, 08 Aug 2015 19:47:14 -0600 Date: Sun, 9 Aug 2015 09:47:07 +0800 From: Erich Dollansky To: Polytropon Cc: FreeBSD questions Subject: Re: 64bit P4 vs mfsBSD Message-ID: <20150809094707.69b46be1@X220.alogt.com> In-Reply-To: <20150808132554.634b8177.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <55C3D434.6030005@sneakertech.com> <20150807133752.6dfdc4e7.freebsd@edvax.de> <20150808110607.3f290eaa@X220.alogt.com> <20150808132554.634b8177.freebsd@edvax.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - sl-508-2.slc.westdc.net X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - freebsd.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - alogt.com X-Get-Message-Sender-Via: sl-508-2.slc.westdc.net: authenticated_id: erichsfreebsdlist@alogt.com X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 09 Aug 2015 01:47:16 -0000 Hi, On Sat, 8 Aug 2015 13:25:54 +0200 Polytropon wrote: > On Sat, 8 Aug 2015 11:06:07 +0800, Erich Dollansky wrote: > > My machine was a Pentium class machine, I think not even Pentium II > > or III. > > I still have a fully functional Pentium II with 300 MHz here lightnings are here very often the end of hardware. An UPS only helps if the over-voltage comes via the power line. Network cables are here typically not even available in the shielded version. > and less than 512 MB RAM. It runs FreeBSD 5 (and a wide set of > applications) with the speed that's typically experienced on > today's state-of-the-art computers with plentycore CPUs and > Gigs of RAM and endless hard disks - but of course with today's > bloatware (or even crapware) installed. :-) I have some Raspberries. The old one can even be used as a thin client. It is not even so bad as it just has to draw the screen. Running it as a desktop also works but needs patience. Even compiling things gives some surprises. Erich