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SubjectRe: PR draft final-6 comments
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.


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