Date: Sun, 09 Dec 2007 10:00:37 +0100 From: michael.grunewald@laposte.net (=?iso-8859-15?Q?Micha=EBl_Gr=FCnewald?=) To: Predrag Punosevac <punosevac@math.arizona.edu> Cc: =?iso-8859-15?Q?Micha=EBl_Gr=FCnewald?= <michael.grunewald@laposte.net>, "Jason C. Wells" <jcw@highperformance.net>, freebsd general questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Scanner Compatibility Message-ID: <86d4tg44zu.fsf@Llea.celt.neu> In-Reply-To: <475AFAF6.7070406@math.arizona.edu> (Predrag Punosevac's message of "Sat\, 08 Dec 2007 13\:13\:42 -0700") References: <4757979F.5020109@highperformance.net> <4757B9CC.4030600@math.arizona.edu> <86wsrpaao5.fsf@Llea.celt.neu> <475A6CEA.8040500@math.arizona.edu> <86hcitysv2.fsf@Llea.celt.neu> <475AFAF6.7070406@math.arizona.edu>
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Predrag Punosevac <punosevac@math.arizona.edu> writes: >> If I do understand, this seems a close analogue of PPL files in the >> printing world, right? > You meant PPD files? Yes that's what I meant! >> In fact, I have no serious reason to run amd64 since I use my amd64 >> computer as a ``user workstation'' and the main benefit from running >> amd64 is to manage huge amounts of RAM --- as far as I can tell from >> the various docs I have read. My reasons to run amd64 are mainly geeky >> or childish :) >>=20=20=20 > I hope you do not have 32 Gb of RAM as my neighbor who is a gamer and > passionately in love with > Windows Vista:-) On another hand those gamers are the reason that I > can go to junk yard and get a > PIII with 512 Mb of RAM and 10Gb Hard-drive for $5. I am a happy > camper! The only reason I disregarded my K2-400 with 128 Mo (from'97) in favor to a somewhat new material was that PostScript/PDF rendering was way too slow on the former machine. I am mainly working with Emacs, producing TeX documents and OCaml programs. For these activities $5 computers are excellent! --=20 All the best, Micha=EBl
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