Re: Sun Ultra 60 or not?

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From: Benjamin Gawert
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:02

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* Craig Dewick:

> To be honest, there really isn't any concrete way to compare an arbitrary
> Sparc-based system with an arbitrary x86-based system. The CPU architectures
> are completely different, the system board circuitry is different, and in
> general the entire systems are nothing at all like PC's. Some are close
> (such as the design of the Ultra 5 and 10 systems), but still very
> different.

Sorry but that's just nonsense. Of course there are ways to compare 
SPARC and x86, and that has been done very often already. And SPARC and 
x86 are not as different as you seem to believe, in fact, both are quite 
similar, especially the workstations. The system structure of the Ultra 
60 (two CPUs on a single bus) is similar to that of older PCs (shared 
FSB), it uses the same memory (EDORAM) but just in a different 
mechanical format, and it uses PCI as did PCs of that aera. UPA shares 
similarities with AGP, too.

So yes, both are quite similar, and of course can be compared.

Benjamin

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