11 Jun
2009
11 Jun
'09
1:54 p.m.
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Patrick Finnegan wrote:
On Thursday 11 June 2009, Dave McGuire wrote:
Yes, but having the hardware is one thing. Having it as part of a
local console (and for a PC, or other x86 server, a "local console" to
me is an attached monitor, keyboard, and mouse.) is another.
Graphics hardware has *no* place on a server.
The fact that many
servers have graphics hardware doesn't change this. Though
admittedly it is somewhat of a matter of opinion, I have damn
good reasons for my opinion.
Howzabout an SGI box, or (it's "modern replacement") a render farm?
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