Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 19:25:25 +1000 From: Peter Jeremy <PeterJeremy@optushome.com.au> To: src-committers@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-src@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/lib/libc/i386/net htonl.S ntohl.S Message-ID: <20041020092525.GB79646@cirb503493.alcatel.com.au> In-Reply-To: <20041019225231.GA13522@VARK.MIT.EDU> References: <20041019071102.GA49717@FreeBSD.org> <20041019073145.GA29746@thingy.tbd.co.nz> <20041019.084324.106215221.imp@bsdimp.com> <200410191541.54269.jhb@FreeBSD.org> <20041019215007.GA13217@VARK.MIT.EDU> <20041019220031.GA98675@falcon.midgard.homeip.net> <20041019225231.GA13522@VARK.MIT.EDU>
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On Tue, 2004-Oct-19 18:52:31 -0400, David Schultz wrote: >First of all, your 80386 (if it worked) would probably be much >snappier running FreeBSD 3.X or 4.X or NetBSD 1.[2-5]. It is a lot easier to administer a collection of machines that are all running close-to-the-same software. And FreeBSD 2.x is probably a better match for 386-class hardware (the memory and disk footprint is much smaller). > Second, >you can purchase a Linksys gateway for $20, whereas a 386 would >consume more than $20 of power in a few months. You might be able to. The cheapest Linksys gateway/router I can find quickly is AUD102 list (USD75). Erik probably has different cost tradeoffs and might not want to use a closed-source proprietary product as a firewall. >> > Nice. \me can't wait for the day when developers are no longer >> > required to spend time and effort to support anything older than a PPro. >> >> That day will hopefully be far in the future. Personally I don't have >> anything as modern as a PPro. > >Don't worry, it will be. I can dream, can't I? The 486 and Pentium provide useful new instructions and system controls. What benefits does a PPro provide as far as the kernel and core userland is concerned? -- Peter Jeremy
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