Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 12 Apr 2002 03:33:06 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 12 Apr 2002 03:33:05 -0400 Received: from hermine.idb.hist.no ([158.38.50.15]:50706 "HELO hermine.idb.hist.no") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Fri, 12 Apr 2002 03:33:04 -0400 Message-ID: <3CB68D58.280DD71C@aitel.hist.no> Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2002 09:31:36 +0200 From: Helge Hafting X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.76 [no] (X11; U; Linux 2.5.7-dj3 i686) X-Accept-Language: no, en, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: linux as a minicomputer ? In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org James Simmons wrote: > > "Benefits all around?" Such a machine would be slower and more > > expensive than four single processor boxes, so what's the point? > > Not with the right hardware combinations. The four processors is over > kill. I have a multi-desktop system that is dual and it is plenty of > power. With a regular machine just put in two matrox g450 cards and enable > dual head support. Attach 3 extra USB keyboards and 3 USB mice and you > are ready to go. With purpore kernel support of course. So the cost is > no longer a issue. Almost exactly what I want, except I'll go for one g450 and two screens only. Administrating one home machine is fun, two less so. Only one box heathing the room. Only one box taking up space. Less cabling. Two persons using a dual is better than two people with two UP computers, because the power user may use more than one cpu. Helge Hafting - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/