Date: Wed, 10 Dec 1997 17:59:28 -0500 (EST) From: "Matthew N. Dodd" <winter@jurai.net> To: Brian Handy <handy@sag.space.lockheed.com> Cc: Chuck Robey <chuckr@glue.umd.edu>, Jason Evans <jasone@canonware.com>, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Beginning SPARC port Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971210175605.651B-100000@sasami.jurai.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.OSF.3.96.971210120907.24073I-100000@sag.space.lockheed.com>
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On Wed, 10 Dec 1997, Brian Handy wrote: > Also, from the viewpoint of us clueless user-types, can anybody wax on the > advantages of buying a Sparc platform? My familiarity is mostly with > x86's and Alphas...not many suns in-house. "Why will my next h/w be a > sun?" :-) Workstation hardware doesn't require as many dead-chickens. Its much more stable and well behaved. I buy x86 hardware because it is too cheap not to. /* Matthew N. Dodd | A memory retaining a love you had for life winter@jurai.net | As cruel as it seems nothing ever seems to http://www.jurai.net/~winter | go right - FLA M 3.1:53 */
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