> Microsoft put out more iterations of Windows than Linux
> (Win3.1,Win95,Win98,WinNT, Win2000 etc...). Does that make it better?
> (I know, if you count the distributions, maybe Linux puts out more, but
> you get the point?).
That's not what I'm saying. What I mean to say is that it is the only
thing I see as definitive at the moment. Actually, I like Linux and xBSD
based open source systems. That's all I run at home, besides a MAC.
> Then ask for it. Usually the way to get information out of people is to
> ask, not to offend them.
Hummm . . . I did not know that making a non-alpha partisan statement
would be offensive. I guess I was mistaken. I apologize. I simply
seek information.
> That depends. what are you planning on doing with these systems? Alpha
> excels at fp (the SX was a cheaper design and that point was actually
> for the previous poster, who was interested in the axpPCI33), if the
> work you are doing involves floating point math then yes, you could
> probably get a higher price/performance then Intel. If you're planning
> on selling these machine to home users that use them for web surfing
> and word processing, go with Intel, or AMD. The home user will probably
> be happy with the Celeron.
I was thinking of a small 2 or 4 node Beowulf cluster like the ones at
NASA. It would be for experimentation. Fp would be important.
You're right about the Celeron. That would be plenty of CPU for most
Internet and business users.
> I picked up my SX164 (that's a 533MHz 21164PC) for $250, what's the
> going price of a PIII-700 and motherboard?
I'm not sure but I bet it's more that $250.00 including CPU! :-)
> You may want to look at the information on the alphalinux.org site
> about the EV8 cpus and where Compaq is taking the Alpha. (news article
> several sections down). I think there is also a presentation on the
> EV7 on the old Compaq OEM site.
That's what I needed. Thanks!
Paul
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