From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To: hpa@zytor.com (H. Peter Anvin)
Cc: alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk (Alan Cox), linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: linux as a minicomputer ?
Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2002 20:51:48 +0100 (BST) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <E16wTYq-00014P-00@the-village.bc.nu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <3CB88713.4070209@zytor.com> from "H. Peter Anvin" at Apr 13, 2002 12:29:23 PM
> Oh yes, but the *expensive* part of the machine -- the multiprocessor
> box -- isn't.
If you need SMP (frequently doubtful) its a price, but dual celeron and
dual duron are cheap if you buy them from sensible vendors.
> Also, when using massmarket systems of more than 2 or 3 monitors you
> start having cabling problems. VGA connectors aren't impedance matched
> and cause nasty reflections at high resolutions, so they don't extend
> well. I guess digital video is coming, but is not yet mass market.
Indeed and most of it is not specced for long distances. It will also no
doubt be held up even more now the encryption on the wire wants to be augmented
by the newer watermarking stuff so the monitor won't show movies without
authorization
Alan
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-04-13 19:34 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 41+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-04-11 15:46 John P. Looney
2002-04-11 16:43 ` Dr. David Alan Gilbert
2002-04-11 16:49 ` Vojtech Pavlik
2002-04-11 17:07 ` Ed Sweetman
2002-04-11 17:12 ` Vojtech Pavlik
[not found] ` <3CB69032.D332FA51@aitel.hist.no>
2002-04-12 8:08 ` Vojtech Pavlik
2002-04-11 17:09 ` Dr. David Alan Gilbert
2002-04-11 17:13 ` Vojtech Pavlik
2002-04-11 17:49 ` John P. Looney
2002-04-11 17:59 ` Rene Rebe
2002-04-11 18:46 ` James Simmons
2002-04-11 19:06 ` Vojtech Pavlik
2002-04-12 7:41 ` Helge Hafting
2002-04-12 8:09 ` Vojtech Pavlik
2002-04-11 18:01 ` James Simmons
2002-04-11 19:07 ` Vojtech Pavlik
2002-04-13 19:03 ` Alan Cox
2002-04-11 19:45 ` H. Peter Anvin
2002-04-11 20:05 ` James Simmons
2002-04-12 7:31 ` Helge Hafting
2002-04-13 18:56 ` Alan Cox
2002-04-13 19:29 ` H. Peter Anvin
2002-04-13 19:37 ` Richard Gooch
2002-04-13 19:40 ` H. Peter Anvin
2002-04-13 19:49 ` Richard Gooch
2002-04-13 22:08 ` J.A. Magallon
2002-04-13 23:46 ` Richard Gooch
2002-04-13 19:51 ` Alan Cox [this message]
2002-04-13 19:36 ` H. Peter Anvin
2002-04-14 4:30 ` Bill Davidsen
2002-04-14 13:45 ` Alan Cox
2002-04-14 16:44 ` Sten
2002-04-14 16:50 ` Dr. David Alan Gilbert
2002-04-14 20:20 ` H. Peter Anvin
2002-04-15 16:05 ` Thomas Molina
2002-04-15 0:37 ` Rob Landley
2002-04-15 8:46 ` Helge Hafting
2002-04-15 9:10 ` Alan Cox
[not found] ` <3CBB522C.8070704@bcgreen.com>
2002-04-15 18:09 ` Rob Landley
2002-04-14 2:35 ` ux " jw schultz
2002-04-11 17:42 linux " Ivan Ivanov
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