It takes about 45 minutes to compile a kernel, BUT:
Kernel compile time is a terrible benchmark in this case since you are
comparing
the time to compile 32 bit code (in the case of an Intel box) versus the
time to
compile 64 bit code. It's a bit like saying that Bill is a better
carpenter than
Bob because Bill can build a two-story house faster than Bob can build a
four-story
one.
Add to this the fact that GCC is not well optimized for creating 64 bit
code at this
time. Digital Unix does a lot better on the same machine. The result is
that the
comparison of compile times between an Intel machine and the UDB makes
the UDB look
worse than it is for reasons that have nothing to do with hardware speed.
I think your 1.8x faster than a P90 is about right. I moved from a P150
to the
233Mhz. Udb (clocked up to 266) and I would say it is a bit faster at
most things,
a lot faster at some (like X and floating point intensive apps) and
slower at
others (compilation).
They are using a 2.5" laptop drive in some models, others have a standard
3.5"
drive but this takes up the space for the PCI card. Best bet is to use
an external
drive of high quality.
Linux Alpha was specifically designed to boot from the ARC firmware that
is used to
boot NT so no change is required.
I've been running my UDB for about a year (I don't want to tell you what
I paid for
it way back then) and am very satisfied.
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