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From: "John S. Dyson" <toor@dyson.iquest.net>
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Subject: Re: Alpha Based Machines (Was: Re: IBM 57SLC)
To: wilko@yedi.iaf.nl (Wilko Bulte)
Date: Thu, 28 Nov 1996 16:10:14 -0500 (EST)
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> 
> There is even talk about running NT on the Turbolaser class machines
> (Alphaserver 8[24]00). Can you say 'Altavista on NT' ? 
> 
> I just visited DEC Colorado Springs and almost everything smells
> like NT these days (apart from VMS that is). Makes you wonder.
> 
That must be a nasty smell :-).  I had a very liberal attitude about
NT, until finding that it is putting one of our projects in jeopardy,
because if it's lousy perf (under load.)  Maybe with some brains and
motivation behind it (like DEC), they'll make it work (as opposed to
playing with itself :-).)

Sorry for the pseudo-flame, but I am getting sicker and angry-er every
day dealing with NT's (4.0) performance (a major component of quality
IMO) problems.

John