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From: gerg@netcom.com (Greg Andrews)
Subject: Re: no such thing as a "general user community"
Message-ID: <gergE79322.HD8@netcom.com>
Organization: Carpe Queso -- Seize the Cheese!
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Date: Tue, 18 Mar 1997 17:54:02 GMT
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dillon@flea.best.net (Matt Dillon) writes:
>
[stats from a new machine deleted]
>
> Do I need a faster cpu in this box? No. Do I need a faster I/O bus?
> No. In fact, I will probably run out of memory long before I
> run the machine into the ground cpu or I/O wise.
>
That's true, Matt, but a news machine is still a poor example to cite
when you're saying a single-cpu PPro is completely sufficient for any
I/O needs.
You even hinted in another post that there are other types of I/O
than disk I/O, with different requirements. (You mentioned a high-
speed router)
-Greg
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