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In article <linux.kernel.Pine.A41.3.95.970611100110.79526D-100000@bdmg30.rgti.com>,
yuri mironoff <yuri@buster.rgti.com> wrote:
>
>
>On Wed, 11 Jun 1997, Martin Mares wrote:
>
>> (2) Linux is certainly meant to offer much more than running CPU-eating
>> X applications. Those other capabilities (including network routing and
>> bridging) require only little CPU power and a quad P7 won't noticeably
>> improve their performance, so why buy it instead of using an old 386 and
>> saving $6000. Well written applications seldom need lots of CPU time.
>
> Give me a break - how many people are running Linux routers???

Me.

>And
>before there is a slew of "I do"s - percentage wise! MOST of the time
>you want horsepower - not the ability to route.

If you obey the percentages, you'll end up running Windows 95.


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