Good point, though I would think that the display algorithms would use some floating point calculations but I'd have to read up more on e.g. implementing JPEG style lossy compression to be sure. I was really hoping either the folks from SUN on here would have some comments or someone who has tried this in the field would chime in (nothing beats real world experience). -- Russ
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dave McGuire Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 14:14 To: SunRay-Users mailing list Subject: Re: [SunRay-Users] Which makes for a better Sun Ray server -- the M or T SPARC lines? On Apr 21, 2010, at 3:06 PM, LeBar, Russell J wrote: > I'm spec'ing out new hardware to replace our aging Sun Ray servers > and was wondering if the T2 processor line was well suited for Sun > Ray type activity or if I should go with a VI or a VII server? We'd > have 50-150 users spread across two servers, mostly running Java > apps and some X-windows traffic via SSH X11 forwarding. We would > also have a small Citrix XenApp for UNIX deployment. My guess is > that compression and encryption take a hit on the T2s because > floating point isn't their strong suit, but though I would ask due > to the big difference in price. Thanks!! Unless I'm horribly mistaken, both common compression algorithms and common encryption algorithms should use fixed-point math, not floating point. -Dave -- Dave McGuire Port Charlotte, FL _______________________________________________ SunRay-Users mailing list [email protected] http://www.filibeto.org/mailman/listinfo/sunray-users CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed and may contain confidential and privileged information protected by law. If you received this e-mail in error, any review, use, dissemination, distribution, or copying of the e-mail is strictly prohibited. Please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and delete all copies from your system. _______________________________________________ SunRay-Users mailing list [email protected] http://www.filibeto.org/mailman/listinfo/sunray-users
