Date: Sat, 16 Aug 1997 12:02:36 +0800 (WST) From: Adrian Chadd <adrian@obiwan.psinet.net.au> To: Sean Eric Fagan <sef@Kithrup.COM> Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: speed test Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.970816120101.14033D-100000@obiwan.psinet.net.au> In-Reply-To: <199708160356.UAA12467@kithrup.com>
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On Fri, 15 Aug 1997, Sean Eric Fagan wrote: > >Can you say "floating point?" Sure, I knew you could. Actually, in > >terms of price/performance, FreeBSD/AXP would scare the pants off just > >about any system in the world. ;^) > > I know someone at Pixar (okay, the *only* person I know at Pixar :)) who > would love to try FreeBSD/Alpha -- he loves FreeBSD, but needs the FP > performance of the Alpha. Erm. Last time I heard FreeBSD/Alpha hasn't gotten off the ground. :) Please tell me I'm wrong, I have a 233Mhz Alpha XL, a 233Mhz multia and a couple of 166Mhz Multia's that are meant to have arrived a couple months ago :) Cya -- Adrian Chadd | "Unix doesn't stop you from doing <adrian@psinet.net.au> | stupid things because that would | stop you from doing clever things"
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