From owner-freebsd-hardware Tue Mar 16 1:10: 6 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from phk.freebsd.dk (phk.freebsd.dk [212.242.40.153]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6F729151AB for ; Tue, 16 Mar 1999 01:09:56 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from phk@critter.freebsd.dk) Received: from critter.freebsd.dk (critter.freebsd.dk [212.242.40.131]) by phk.freebsd.dk (8.9.1/8.8.8) with ESMTP id KAA18865; Tue, 16 Mar 1999 10:09:20 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from phk@critter.freebsd.dk) Received: from critter.freebsd.dk (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by critter.freebsd.dk (8.9.2/8.9.2) with ESMTP id KAA26658; Tue, 16 Mar 1999 10:09:12 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from phk@critter.freebsd.dk) To: rgireyev@cnmnetwork.com Cc: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG, peter.jeremy@auss2.alcatel.com.au Subject: Re: P-II vs K6-2 In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 16 Mar 1999 01:03:48 PST." <199903160902.KAA23875@cicero1.cybercity.dk> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 1999 10:09:12 +0100 Message-ID: <26656.921575352@critter.freebsd.dk> From: Poul-Henning Kamp Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org In message <199903160902.KAA23875@cicero1.cybercity.dk>, "Rudy Gireyev" writes: >> In message <99Mar16.183042est.40331@border.alcanet.com.au>, Peter Jeremy writes >> : >> >I'm looking at buying a new system to augment my aging 486DX2-50. >> > >> >Would anyone like to comment on either a Tekram P5MVP-B4 with a K6-2 >> >processor, or a Tekram BX-series with a P-II? (I prefer the K6-2 >> >because I see no reason to support Intel's virtual monopoly). > >Without knowing what the system is going to be used for? > >> I have a couple of k6-2 systems running and are very happy with them, >> I don't see much reason to spend the extra money unless I want SMP. > >Then surely you've looked at buying Celerons first, right? :-) No, they're almost twice as expensive for the same performance... -- Poul-Henning Kamp FreeBSD coreteam member phk@FreeBSD.ORG "Real hackers run -current on their laptop." FreeBSD -- It will take a long time before progress goes too far! To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message