Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1999 09:27:22 -0700 From: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> To: David Scheidt <dscheidt@enteract.com> Cc: Jamie Bowden <ragnar@sysabend.org>, Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com>, noslenj@swbell.net, chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: dual 400 -> dual 600 worth it? Message-ID: <4.2.0.58.19991215092357.04938b50@localhost> In-Reply-To: <Pine.NEB.3.96.991215091514.53431B-100000@shell-1.enteract. com> References: <4.2.0.58.19991215010917.048dfae0@localhost>
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At 09:02 AM 12/15/1999 , David Scheidt wrote: >On NonPC machines, CPU cost is a pretty small fraction of system >cost. That's because, on more proprietary systems, the costs of other components are artificially high -- usually by artifice. I remember trying to put a generic SCSI drive into an SGI system several years ago. It was a struggle, because they used special mounting brackets and a special connector, trying to make it look as if you HAD to buy the drive from them at 4X the going price. But it was a plain old SCSI drive, and you could tell which brand by looking at the mechanical design. --Brett To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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