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> If we get a high end server, for instance, an Alpha Server, we
> get a PCI bus (same bus on high end PC servers, probably at the
> same speed?). Sun is also in the works for a PCI Ultra (or so
> have I heard).

No, not the same speed. They use 64Mhz 64 bit PCI buss (and usualy some slots 
that are 33Mhz), that is 4 times faster. Plus the internal busses are faster. 
The bigger boxes has not one PCI buss, but several. Sun Enterprise 450 has 6 
PCI busses...

> Some high end workstations use 70ns memory, the same (or even slower)

And often uses interleaving to get the speed up. 


If you realy need the speed, that is a diffrent thing.