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"RMS" <rsavoie1@Kiss.my.grits.spammer.home.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks for your opinion. Since I think you are totally wrong about
virtually
> everything, I'll let everybody know how it really works (IMNSHO).
>
> I have 3 systems, Athlon 800Mhz, PIII 550Mhz, and a K6-2 400Mhz (Enough of
> that.). I have been actually working in computer maintenance/network admin
> at a site that has 1200 clients for several years now (No MSCE,  ABCD, or
> anything else like that.).

I know many large network admins that know nothing about computers or
software beyond their own little world...and I wouldn't let them anywhere
near any of my systems. So that statement doesn't mean anything as far as
bolstering your opinion....although I'm sure your qualified.

>
> Facts:
> 1) Dual processor systems are for systems that run multiple applications
at
> the same time, anything else is a waste of CPU processing power. (The
> exception of course is high end servers with OS's that have real
symetrical
> processing, at the kernel level, like Solaris or IBM AIX.

No longer true...games exist and are being developed to take advantage of
dual processors.

> 2) Win NT is a joke of an OS compared to any Unix OS (Just ask a real
> administrator.) unless your main goal is to have everything automated and
> "who cares about performance".

Your opinion...of course NT outsells all current software of its type and
has been used to replace many unix systems. Although I do like unix, I also
like NT.

> 3) Win NT is a joke of an OS compared to Win 98 for playing games (This
may
> be changing with Directx 8.0).

True. Although the next generation of NT/2000 will probably change all that.

> 4) Hayes modem - Not,
>  Netgear NIC - Not,
>  Intel PIII CPU - Not,
>  Creative DVD - Not !

> 5) USR modem - Modem?

 hmmmm is that one of those old communication devises?

>  3Com NIC - Yes,

I...and many others..hate these resource pigs. :)

>  AMD Athlon CPU, - Yes

Hmmm newer thunderbirds seem to have solved the many problems with this chip
and it's MB's

>  Pioneer DVD - Yes !

Yes