OT: Re: Bang for the Buck, comparing Celerons to Xeons (and

[George Bonser]

I would agree that Solaris 7 on SMP Intel kicks 2.2.x Linux's butt but the gap
is likely to close some in 2.4 and still further later.  SGI seems to be
contributing some to the development and they have some SMP experiance too.

On 21-Sep-99 Stephen Zander wrote:
>>>>>> "Alan" == Alan DuBoff <maestro@softorchestra.com> writes:
>     Alan> Yes, but on Solaris I believe the kernel is dual threaded,
>     Alan> so it can kick those off anyway. The Solaris kernel has the
>     Alan> ability to create system and user threads if I'm not
>     Alan> mistaken.
> 
> As of Solaris 7, everything is a thread: kernel activity, user
> processes, it's all the same.
> 
> No guesses for how I make a living. :)
> 
> -- 
> Stephen
>  --- 
> "If 8-year-old boys discharging loaded firearms into their own legs
> isn't necessary to the maintenance of a well-regulated militia, I
> don't know what is." - Randal Cummings as reported in The Onion, 25/5/99

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Date: 20-Sep-99
Time: 21:37:11

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