On Apr 22, 2010, at 2:32 AM, Wilkinson, Alex wrote:
    0n Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 04:08:54PM -0400, Dave McGuire wrote:

... and one test installation with Linux on x86. THAT experience has solidified my preference for UltraSPARC, as has everything else I've done
with x86.

Why ?

Lots of reasons. To name a few: Better performance under heavy load, far better reliability and predictability, far better build quality (when compared to all but the very highest-end x86 machines), sane console handling, better architectural scalability in the context of dozens of processors.

            -Dave



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Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL

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