Re: Keep It Clean

From: mars1972@my-deja.com > >In article <8ccc53$bi5$1@nnrp1.deja.com>, >I think that if performance is the issue, there are several things to >consider. You can buy cheaper hardware for NT, and therefore spend the >same amount of money for faster processors (for example). This is >because on most UNIX OSs, a 300 MHz processor costs X dollars, while a >500 MHz processor for NT costs the same X dollars. (these are just made >up examples) But further, in theory a 300MHz RISC chip is nearly as fast/as fast/faster than the 500MHz Intel. >Second, UNIX runs on a much faster kernel than NT, which offsets the >cost somewhat. > >The cost of administrating NT is less, but the remote admin tools for >UNIX offset this also, in my opinion. I beg to differ. I have never found NT more cost effective to administer. :-) >Lastly, while both OSs support multiple processors, there was a white >paper published a while ago (sorry, I can't give you a link), that >described the benefits of installing multiple processors on both OSs. >On UNIX, they noticed an 80% increase in performance for adding a second >processor and every processor after that, while on NT, they only got 50% >for each. Therefore, the hardware may be cheaper, but you also get less >benefit from it. There are no absolute rules, but the principle is valid. >One other thing, I really hate the fact that on NT, if you change >something on the system (add a new NIC card, etc) I had to reinstall the >latest service pack before I rebooted or the machine wouldn't come back >up and the emergency disks did me absolutely no good. "You have moved your mouse. NT will now need to reboot to make your changes permanent. Press OK to continue" ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com