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At 11:25 AM 9/8/98 -0500, Adrian Muir wrote:
>As a long time Linux user I can see merit in some of your points regarding
>improved hardware vs. bloat in terms of acceptable use. But not in terms of
>reliability and performance. For the single personal computer, i.e.
>non-networked, M$Windows will probably suffice. In a LAN, NT just can't
>compare to Unix, even Linux in particular. Corel porting over and
>supporting applications on Linux platforms is just one small indication of a
>trend that is beginning to grow industry-wide to reduce MS marketshare and
>support a better alternative.
> Even if you don't care to migrate entirely to Unix, putting StarOffice on
>Linux workstations, you could keep your WIN95 workstations and use a Linux
>box for Fileserving, WWWserving, SQLserving, as a gateway, a firewall, a
>print server, or a communication server. Plainly, it does everything NT can
>do and more. And for a fraction of the cost. Corel is just one company of
>many who are starting to see the possibilities.
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Adrian:
You've piqued my curiousity. I think the last time I checked, Linux
supported multiple processors -- something that NT does very intelligently.
Has this changed?
Allan
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