On 2014-06-15 19:22, Anton Aylward wrote:
But even so ... I stand by assertion that we don't need a lot of power ... For many applications. The company DNS/DHCP machine and LDAP/Authentication server is an old single core. So is the departmental IMAP/SMTP server. The receptionist's calendaring system used for reserving rooms and notifying people of appointments is likewise a simple desktop of great vintage.
Not everyone does CGI/D-D rendering or audio processing. The bulk of desktops run 'office' applications and once stripped of the Microsoft eye-candy they don't need a lot of power.
True. But many of us now and then need bursts of power, and we don't like to wait long ;-) -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 13.1 x86_64 "Bottle" at Telcontar)