[rescue] first real server hardware

meltie lists at microvax.org
Fri Apr 16 13:27:31 CDT 2004


On Friday 16 April 2004 18:28, Dave McGuire wrote:
> > Even with all of that I doubt that it has enough CPU power to boot
> > windows
> > XP and run notepad. :-(
>
>    Man, there are computers with multiple-GHz-clocked processors with
> barely the CPU power to boot Windows XP.

I always try to explain the difference to "normal" people as this:

The two-stroke engine in a scooter will rev much higher than the big-add 
diesel engine in a freight train.

But you don't see trains powered with scooter engines, do you?

alex/melt



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