Re: Advantages of 64-bit vs 32-bit on old hardware

[Dave McGuire <mcguire%neurotica.com@localhost>]

On Mar 12, 2008, at 1:36 PM, doomwarrior wrote:
> > Can you add a 2nd CPU module to it?  Can you increase the RAM past
> > 1 GB?  Thought not.  My dual Ultra 60 with 2 GB would blow your
> > Ultra 10 into the weeds (relatively speaking).
> >
> > At least an Ultra 60 is expandable.
>
> oh we playing the who-has-the-longest game. Until somebody came up  
> with a E5500 and above. I claim the crown.
> My currently octal E4500 with 10GB will blow your U60 into the weeds!
> For sure you will fire up with size, noise or something. Then I  
> could say, don't compare a U60 with a U5/U10.

  I have Crays here, Sparky, you lose.  The point is the fact that  
the U5/U10 are very much substandard machines in the Sun world.

        -Dave

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Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL