Messages in this thread | ![/](/images/icornerl.gif) | | Date | Sat, 19 Jul 1997 19:51:24 -0400 (EDT) | From | Juan Jose Casero <> | Subject | Re: The i2o Bus: A Conspiracy Against Free Software? (fwd) |
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> On Sat, 19 Jul 1997, Jason Burrell wrote: > > > > Why would you choose PPC though? I think that PPC would be the ideal > > > architecture if Apple and IBM got their act together with the > > > PREP/CHRP/whatever standards. But until then I think that Alpha is a > > > better option because of greater popularity and greater CPU speed. Alpha > > > does have the drawback of having 2 different types of BIOS setups which are > > > totally incompatible... > > > > Great point. How much does a DEC Alpha run these days anyway? > > Dec is currently dropping prices on their monsters... There's talk of a > 233Mhz alpha-station in the $1500 range... Is that good? I don't know. >
Praise the Lord! For years I have been waiting for DEC Alpha's to be affordable. Give me Alpha over intel anyday. The only OS I care to run is Linux but I imagine the fact the WinNT runs on it would work in Digital's favor.
> DEC and Intel are 'at war' [in lawsuits].... Rumors of alliance with AMD > and Cyrix to produce cheap alpha clones.... hard to say really. >
I certainly hope so. Let's give Intel a swift kick in the ass and show them what real CPU's can do. <grin..> Seriously though it is always best from the point of view of the consumer to have more than one major player in the market. It's about time someone challenged intel's dominance of the PC chip market. Their prices are way too high. If Digital could roll back prices and at the same time maintain top quality they would eventually come out winning.
> This applies to linux-kernel area doesn't it? I mean, if Alpha's start > dropping in price don't they make good computers for linux? >
Heck yeah! If Digital dropped those prices I would never look at another Intel PC again.
Cheers....
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