Re: [a little advocacy] Selling point of SPARC vs. Intel or AMD

On Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:29:48 -0700, hackr_d wrote:

I'd just use the angle that look how long SPARC machines last: they
are usable for many years, and use high-quality components and a very
sturdy, albeit sometimes bulky, chassis. PC's typically fall apart
and have fans that whine and groan after a mere 3 years. These
usually have a slight to moderate amount of flimsy feel to them. My
Ultra II is still going very strong, and is still pretty quiet. It's
also well-built. Imagine a PC that is as old as my Ultra II, how it
would look, sound, and perform.

I don't have to use my imagination. I have 2 Compaqs just as old or older
and running 24/7. Both are substantially less noisy than my Ultra 1 or
Ultra 60 machines.

And since they run headless they have no "feel" at all except when I
access them using SSH from one of my 3 AMD64 systems running snv_94.


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