> > You have to think too, this is an old fast wide scsi controller, not an > > ultra wide, u2w, not u160/u320... But hey, for free, do you complain? =) > > Nope! In that case, and given your system details, those numbers are > quite impressive :-)
didn't think it was that impressive. my ultra narrow can do that with a single disk =) > > me). it's an as1000a 4/266. hey, you can't beat the price!!! > > Definitely not. Granted, it's not exactly the fastest or most modern > system in the world, but if it works, who cares, right? :-) It's a quick machine IMO. but my best is a dual pII 450. > > I see. with 3.0.3, I saw tons of ECC errors. They aren't in the log so > > I can't paste them for you. (Now if someone says I have a hardware problem, > > I'll shoot you! >=) > > Hehehehe....then I'll shut up :-P Seriously, though, it could be a > hardware problem, but it may not be worth it to fix it given your > machine. The errors hurt performance quite a bit, but if you're not > really using the system for something critical or loading it heavily, I > wouldn't worry much about it (most people that I know that have older > Alphas only use them for learning more about 64-bit programming or > something similarly light). considering the exact same kernel gives 0 errors compiled with 2.95.x or 2.96.x, I'd have to say it's a compiler error. > > Lab tests show that use of micro$oft causes cancer in lab animals > > So THAT'S what happened to my brain! I was wondering why I had a hard > time remembering my early teens :-P I've hated microsoft since about 1993 (the stacker stuff started it actually). i hadn't used computers too long back then. unless you count the 8088 that's currently in the closet. -- Lab tests show that use of micro$oft causes cancer in lab animals
