Date: Sun, 1 Dec 1996 16:47:52 -0700 (MST) From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org> To: jkh@time.cdrom.com (Jordan K. Hubbard) Cc: jehamby@lightside.com, hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD/Alpha (was Re: COMDEX trip report) Message-ID: <199612012347.QAA09401@phaeton.artisoft.com> In-Reply-To: <897.849411388@time.cdrom.com> from "Jordan K. Hubbard" at Nov 30, 96 07:36:28 pm
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> > Alpha pros: > > I think you've missed one or two, or at least gotten the emphasis in > slightly the wrong places: > > 2) Already supported by Linux and, to a lesser extent, NetBSD (when > discussing the newer ALPHA/PCI systems) thus making it *easier to > bootstrap from an existing port*. > > 3) Represents the next logical step upwards when you've hit the wall > with your PP/266 system and you're looking for a beefier server > that can be built out of widely available parts and accomodate > more of that most precious of network server resources: Memory. > > 4) Their price/performance ratio will be improving significantly within > the next 30 days. :) > > > PowerPC cons: > > > 1) Dead architecture. :-) For PPC, you forgot: 2) Already supported by Linux and, to a lesser extent, NetBSD (when discussing the newer ALPHA/PCI systems) thus making it *easier to bootstrap from an existing port*. 3) Supported by a large group of vendors, second only to Intel processors. Alpha is supported by... well... DEC. Terry Lambert terry@lambert.org --- Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present or previous employers.
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