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----- Original Message -----
From: <Sigstroker@xxxxxxx>
To: <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, November 08, 1999 11:29 PM
Subject: Re: multimonitor trading set up
> In a message dated 11/7/99 8:32:43 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> idf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>
> > > I gave up buying expensive latest
> > > greatest CPU's
> >
> > I am not quite there. I would instantly buy a 64 bit Intel processor if
it
> > became available. Also, Xeons are useful in > 4 way systems - to say
> nothing
> > of the large cache. The Profusion architecture is also something that
would
> > entice me to look at a new CPU. But who the heck is going to pay $5000
per
> > CPU unless you are a large trading house? Omega should make 2000i
> > clusterable. This would end most of the need for faster CPU's. Huhm,
sorry
> > for getting carried away, let's let them get the easy stuff right
first!
>
> Maybe you want to look at an Alpha, 64 bit, been around for years.
Ahh, a real processor. In my previous company, we had well over 50 server
type computers, everything from IBM's, HP's, Sun Ultras, SGI's, DELL Intel
racks, and Decs. Of these, there was never a doubt by the Sysadmins and the
developers what the fastest machine is: the DEC alphas run like a bat out of
hell.
However, note that I say "Intel 64-bit processor" above. The reason is
simple - I want to be able to run my software.
Regards,
Ivan
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