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Re: Contingency Planning
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Ric Merz <[log in to unmask]>
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Ric Merz <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 22 Nov 2001 11:30:53 -0800
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At 05:10 PM 11/21/2001 -0700, you wrote:
>Ahem...  I have always said, in public, that I admire Bill Gates
>and his wonderful leadership.  I just have had, since childhood,

Wonderful leadership?  From what I have heard, he likes to yell and scream.
 Also somewhat of a crook, if you consider business ethics to mean anything.

>Ironically, though, that would be overkill.  My trusty hp3000 918 LX
>runs at 32MHz, has 128MB of memory, and 9 GB of disc.  Even my
>portable Mac PowerBook runs at hundreds of MHz, has 1 GB of memory,
>and has 90 GB of disk (30 built-in and 60 in cigarrette-pack-size
>FireWire disks).  Mind you, this is a very small Mac.  Just imagine
>what can be accomplished with a truly BIG Mac :-)
>
To the hardware challanged, it would appear that the Mac/Wintel machine
should run 1000 / 32 = 31.25 times as fast as the 918.  I don't think so.
You can not compare CPU clock speeds against different hardware architectures.

Where I used to consult, we had ~30 - 45 developers on a 32 MHz 937 (Cobol
& the usual stuff).  I would be amazed to see 10 users on the Mac/Wintel
machine (plus the usual batch jobs).  But remember, I like to be amazed.


Ric
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