Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 27 Jan 1999 00:02:39 -0500 (EST) | From | "Mike A. Harris" <> | Subject | Re: PR draft final-6 comments |
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On Tue, 26 Jan 1999, Alain Williams wrote:
>> > It can also make older machines--even 386-based computers--useful >> > again. >> >> That is stretching the truth. 386 hardware is not useful with >> any operating system. The performance/watt is way too low. >> That "cheap" 386 DNS server raises your air conditioning costs. > >Depends who you are. > >In a 3rd world country a 386 might be all that you can afford.
My air conditioning costs are zero. I open a window and cold air comes in. Nuff said...
My 486 is acting as a firewall/gateway right now, with 8M of RAM. It is getting downgraded to a 386 with 8M simply because it is just too damned fast.
386/486 computers *ARE* useful, it just VERY MUCH depends on who you are, and what your USES are. Price isn't a concern IMHO.
-- Mike A. Harris - Computer Consultant - Linux advocate
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