From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 9 08:54:37 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F151516A419 for ; Sun, 9 Dec 2007 08:54:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from michael.grunewald@laposte.net) Received: from smtp5-g19.free.fr (smtp5-g19.free.fr [212.27.42.35]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 87BB913C447 for ; Sun, 9 Dec 2007 08:54:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from michael.grunewald@laposte.net) Received: from smtp5-g19.free.fr (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by smtp5-g19.free.fr (Postfix) with ESMTP id C51433F6156; Sun, 9 Dec 2007 09:54:35 +0100 (CET) Received: from Llea.celt.neu (ron34-3-82-236-236-194.fbx.proxad.net [82.236.236.194]) by smtp5-g19.free.fr (Postfix) with ESMTP id 58AB53F6198; Sun, 9 Dec 2007 09:54:33 +0100 (CET) Received: from Llea.celt.neu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by Llea.celt.neu (8.14.1/8.13.8) with ESMTP id lB990d1X001083; Sun, 9 Dec 2007 10:00:39 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from michael.grunewald@laposte.net) Received: (from michael@localhost) by Llea.celt.neu (8.14.1/8.13.8/Submit) id lB990bG7001082; Sun, 9 Dec 2007 10:00:37 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from michael.grunewald@laposte.net) X-Authentication-Warning: Llea.celt.neu: michael set sender to michael.grunewald@laposte.net using -f To: Predrag Punosevac References: <4757979F.5020109@highperformance.net> <4757B9CC.4030600@math.arizona.edu> <86wsrpaao5.fsf@Llea.celt.neu> <475A6CEA.8040500@math.arizona.edu> <86hcitysv2.fsf@Llea.celt.neu> <475AFAF6.7070406@math.arizona.edu> From: michael.grunewald@laposte.net (=?iso-8859-15?Q?Micha=EBl_Gr=FCnewald?=) Date: Sun, 09 Dec 2007 10:00:37 +0100 In-Reply-To: <475AFAF6.7070406@math.arizona.edu> (Predrag Punosevac's message of "Sat\, 08 Dec 2007 13\:13\:42 -0700") Message-ID: <86d4tg44zu.fsf@Llea.celt.neu> User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.1 (berkeley-unix) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-15 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: =?iso-8859-15?Q?Micha=EBl_Gr=FCnewald?= , "Jason C. Wells" , freebsd general questions Subject: Re: Scanner Compatibility X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 09 Dec 2007 08:54:38 -0000 Predrag Punosevac writes: >> If I do understand, this seems a close analogue of PPL files in the >> printing world, right? > You meant PPD files? Yes that's what I meant! >> In fact, I have no serious reason to run amd64 since I use my amd64 >> computer as a ``user workstation'' and the main benefit from running >> amd64 is to manage huge amounts of RAM --- as far as I can tell from >> the various docs I have read. My reasons to run amd64 are mainly geeky >> or childish :) >>=20=20=20 > I hope you do not have 32 Gb of RAM as my neighbor who is a gamer and > passionately in love with > Windows Vista:-) On another hand those gamers are the reason that I > can go to junk yard and get a > PIII with 512 Mb of RAM and 10Gb Hard-drive for $5. I am a happy > camper! The only reason I disregarded my K2-400 with 128 Mo (from'97) in favor to a somewhat new material was that PostScript/PDF rendering was way too slow on the former machine. I am mainly working with Emacs, producing TeX documents and OCaml programs. For these activities $5 computers are excellent! --=20 All the best, Micha=EBl