[rescue] first real server hardware

[Joshua Boyd]

On Fri, Apr 16, 2004 at 03:04:43PM +0000, Lionel Peterson wrote:
> >    If you move from an R10K/195 Indigo2 to an R10K/195
> > Octane, you will probably need to change your underwear
> > when you see the difference.
> 
> Excrement-containment aside, is the difference in the basic
> architecture of the machine or the impact of the graphics subsystem
> (assuming normal desktop service)? 

The difference is the basic architecture of the machine.  My
understanding is that the impact chipset in Octanes is only slight
faster than it is in I2s, but it isn't stalled waiting for data as
much.