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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.rmit.EDU.AU!news.unimelb.EDU.AU!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!news.cis.okstate.edu!news.ksu.ksu.edu!lazrus.cca.rockwell.com!cacd.rockwell.com!newsrelay.iastate.edu!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!solaris.cc.vt.edu!news.seanet.com!news.seanet.com!michaelv From: michaelv@MindBender.HeadCandy.com (Michael L. VanLoon) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc,comp.unix.solaris Subject: Re: ISP hardware/software choices (performance comparison) Date: 29 Jan 1996 01:03:32 GMT Organization: HeadCandy Associates... Sweets for the lobes. Lines: 26 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <MICHAELV.96Jan28170332@MindBender.HeadCandy.com> References: <4cmopu$d35@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> <4cvjpk$rpf@durban.vector.co.za> <4dcruo$5eq@lestat.nas.nasa.gov> <4deb4a$41o@durban.vector.co.za> <4eenvh$kad@lestat.nas.nasa.gov> NNTP-Posting-Host: mindbender.seanet.com In-reply-to: thorpej@lestat.nas.nasa.gov's message of 27 Jan 1996 18:45:05 -0800 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc:2096 comp.unix.solaris:58097 In article <4eenvh$kad@lestat.nas.nasa.gov> thorpej@lestat.nas.nasa.gov (Jason R Thorpe) writes: In article <4deb4a$41o@durban.vector.co.za>, Gavin Maltby <gavin@durban.vector.co.za> wrote: >Ultra machines are really hot (OK my opinion). The upcoming Ultra based >servers are extremely promising and innovative. I just got back from USENIX, where Larry McVoy talked about his lmbench results on several platforms, including the UltraSPARC. The numbers looked "ok", but not really all that dashing. I'll have to use the sun4u a bit more before I can really make a judgement, though :-) You'll have to get a 21164 Alpha box and run NetBSD on it too, Jason. That way you can tell us all about your experiences. :-) -- someone who thinks the DEC Alpha is really hot -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Michael L. VanLoon michaelv@HeadCandy.com --< Free your mind and your machine -- NetBSD free un*x >-- NetBSD working ports: 386+PC, Mac 68k, Amiga, HP300, Sun3, Sun4, DEC PMAX (MIPS), DEC Alpha, PC532 NetBSD ports in progress: VAX, Atari 68k, others... - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -