Date: Sat, 30 Nov 1996 19:36:28 -0800 From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com> To: jehamby@lightside.com Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD/Alpha (was Re: COMDEX trip report) Message-ID: <897.849411388@time.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 30 Nov 1996 15:29:21." <199611302330.PAA04499@covina.lightside.com>
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> Alpha pros: > 1) "Coolness" reputation as the fastest mass-market CPU. 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. :-) Jordan
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