OT Linux (RE: [rescue] OT: Stuffed Proliant?)

Sat Dec 22 12:56:09 CST 2001

On 2001.12.22 04:35 Patrick Giagnocavo wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 21, 2001 at 07:04:50PM -0800, Gregory Leblanc wrote:
> > I don't trust x86 hardware to withstand heavy loads,
That is true. I have seen many x86 hardware and it is mostly of (very)
low quality (design and implementation). Exceptions are e.g. IBM MCA
machines.

> IMHO it's the software not the hardware that makes x86 look so bad
And the architecture in general. x86 is 32 bit that is a too less
addressrange for higher needs. (e.g. RDBMS) There are a lot of legacy
artifacts (i.e. the compatibility need to be able to still boot MSDOS
1.0) in the architecture that imposes some limitations.
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         Jochen

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