x86 vs real workstations WAS: [rescue] Compaq Proliant 8000

[Thomas Gallaway]

Jonathan C. Patschke wrote:

>On Fri, 30 Apr 2004, Caleb Shay wrote:
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>>>Well, my faster x86 box primarily does music and runs its TV card so
>>>that I don't miss Adult Swim.
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>>Yeah, I've got a linux box that does that too, it's called a Tivo :)
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>Rebirth RB-338 and Cakewalk don't run well on Tivos. :)
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I run all my audio applications right now off a Windows machine. Long 
time ago I invested into
Cubase VST and lots of plugins for x86 as I could not afford a beefy 
apple machine. Now I have
a beefy dual G4 and am still stuck with all those windows plugins. I 
slowly try to migrate. So far
my apple at least is now performing the tasks of a Final Cut Pro and 
Ableton Live 3 machine.
Cubase still runs on the x86 and it pisses me off every day I use it. Oh 
well.....

>>I love linux.  On the other hand, I love Irix too, which many people say
>>makes me brain damaged.
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>People say that about me because I like Windows more than I like Linux.
>To each, his own.
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The only system running linux in my house is my Tivo. Then there is 1 
dooz box, 2 osx and the rest
is running freebsd...