Re: Sun sparc = which Intel?

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From: Craig Dewick
Date: Sun, 09 Nov 1997 00:00

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In <63tl3e$5om@tooting.netapp.com> guy@netapp.com (Guy Harris) writes:

>>There *isn't* a PC equivalent of a sun machine.  You're talking about 
>>workstation class machines with real memory, real bus design, and a proper
>>OS.

>I assume you don't consider Solaris 2.x a proper OS, then, given that it
>runs on many PC's.... :-)

Solaris is not the operating system - SunOS (version 5.x) is. By adding
OpenWindows, etc. it becomes Solaris. And SunOS very definitely is a proper
operating system.

Because Wintel systems are not designed for industrial reliability like Sun
systems, you can't do logical comparisons using software benchmarks since
the two types of machine excel at different things. Just because Wintel
boxes might have fast CPU's doesn't mean they'll be able to keep processing
data reliably under load like real workstations are designed to do.

Regards,

Craig.
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From: cdewick@lios.apana.org.au (Craig Dewick)
Subject: Re: Sun sparc = which Intel?
Date: 1997/11/09
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