21 Feb
2003
21 Feb
'03
3:14 p.m.
On Sat, 22 Feb 2003 vance(a)neurotica.com wrote:
A Regatta is a real computer. A Dual Athlon XP 1900
isn't. And yes, a
520 is a real computer. And so is an S/36.
I know that, my point was that not all of Eric's points are good
differentiators between 'non-real computers' and 'real computers'.
And a Regatta is more different from a zSeries than
you think. Price
isn't really the applicable issue here. There are z800's which cost
significantly less than a Regatta.
I know this, from prior discussions with you, and prior knowledge of both
of these machines. But a Regatta is about as close to a z or S/390 you
can get in RS/6000 hardware. My point is it's closer to a z than a PC or
the other machines I've listed.
Pat
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