[rescue] J90 on epay

[Dave McGuire]

On Friday, February 28, 2003, at 03:02 PM, Kevin Loch wrote:
>>> Most people find 5 figures for an OS and compiler set painfull.
>>   Not if you're already paying a few million for the computer system.
>>
> Why would buying a few million worth of hardware change
> your valuation of an OS and a compiler?  That seems like
> just a sneaky way to charge more for the hardware.

   Because a good bit of the "tasty part" of thier technology is in 
their compilers.

   My point, however, was that if you can afford a Cray supercomputer, 
you can probably afford the OS.

   But further, most "big machine" operating systems cost tens of 
thousands of dollars.

         -Dave

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