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Date:      Sun, 8 Jan 2006 16:12:40 +0100 (CET)
From:      Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@tensor.3miasto.net>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Sparc vs i386 architecture
Message-ID:  <20060108161125.P23970@chylonia.3miasto.net>
In-Reply-To: <20060108095843.F05E.GERARD@seibercom.net>
References:  <1136705674.23844.15.camel@lmail.bathnetworks.co.uk> <20060108143751.77423.qmail@web33313.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <20060108095843.F05E.GERARD@seibercom.net>

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> Yes, it is amassing. I have a friend who has spent thousands of dollars
> keeping his old car running. He could have purchased a new one with a
> new warranty, etc. and have saved all that money, but he refused. For
> some individuals, the challenge is the real thrill that they crave.

and SUN itself sells AMD64 based machines with their solaris. Of course 
they won't say "Yes our SPARC processor isn't worth of buying and 
producing, because AMD made it better and much cheaper"



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