Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 11 Jun 1997 15:42:19 -0400 (EDT) | From | linux kernel account <> | Subject | Re: "obsolete" hardware |
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On Wed, 11 Jun 1997, Thomas Pornin wrote:
> -- the first reason is that there are plenty of 386 out there, and, in > fact, they are all the more sufficient for what we do 95% of the time. > I am personnaly a researcher in cryptography, and I so run sometimes > some programs for two or three weeks; but my pentium is way too > powerful for everyday life, which is namely email reading and, > on times to times, word processing. I would still be happy with > a 386. Ten years ago, such a beast was considered as rather good. > It still is. It has not changed. Only there are better processors > available.
I second that motion! I feel sick seeing people spend all kinds of money on a p200/32ram 4gig hd when all they are going to do is wordprocess.. A task that could be adaquetly done on a XT at the wapping price of $5 at a yard sale.. Or using the 'NET which can be done GREAT on a 386... 386es are BLAZINGLY FAST for most purposes.. And a network of 50 or so fast 386es easly out price/performs a single pentium system.. I've had a network of old 386es I saved from the dumpster put out nearly a half million rc5 keys a second.. It cost me under a $100 dollars to get them up.. My MUCH more expensive dual 200 is just able to do that...
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