[SLE] (OT) AMD processors and Linux
Seems that AMD processors, specifically the K6/2 series, seem to be very popular amongst the Linux community in general and the SuSE community in particular. Anybody know why this is? Not a complaint, only a question. Speaking of AMD,anyone tried the Athlon with Linux? My M$-using friends tell me they scream under WinDoze, even NT. If they can run Mr. Gates's bloated monstrosity of an OS satisfactorily, their performance under Linux would have to be eye-watering. :) -- ____________________ Joseph A. Hylkema josephhy@wsu.edu Check out (and laugh at) my first crack at a website at http://seattle.resnet.wsu.edu "Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of Tyrants, it is the creed of Slaves." --William Pitt, 1783 Support a Husky-Free Northwest GO COUGARS!!! PGP key upon request -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/
Seems that AMD processors, specifically the K6/2 series, seem to be very popular amongst the Linux community in general and the SuSE community in particular. Anybody know why this is? Not a complaint, only a question.
AMD K6-2 Socket-7 CPUs are generally cheaper in comparison to Intel Slot-1 CPUs. Since Intel abandoned the Socket-7 market, the easiest upgrade path for many people has been a Super Socket-7 motherboard and a K6-2 CPU. Finding an AT Slot -1/Celeron motherboard is nearly impossible, but you can usually pick several different kinds of AT Socket-7 motherboards. I currently have a K6-233 for my linux server, and K6-2 450 for my Windows box. No problems, whatsoever. Intel should probably only be considered if you need the superior floating point performance for graphics and/or massive calculations, or if you happen to have a quad motherboard. :) Christopher Reimer -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/
<!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> Hi all & Christopher, who wrote: <snip> <blockquote TYPE=CITE>> Seems that AMD processors, specifically the K6/2 series, seem to be very
popular amongst the Linux community in general and the SuSE community in particular. Anybody know why this is? Not a complaint, only a question.
AMD K6-2 Socket-7 CPUs are generally cheaper in comparison to Intel Slot-1 CPUs. Since Intel abandoned the Socket-7 market, the easiest upgrade path for many people has been a Super Socket-7 motherboard and a K6-2 CPU. Finding an AT Slot -1/Celeron motherboard is nearly impossible, but you can usually pick several different kinds of AT Socket-7 motherboards. I currently have a K6-233 for my linux server, and K6-2 450 for my Windows box. No problems, whatsoever. Intel should probably only be considered if you need the superior floating point performance for graphics and/or massive calculations, or if you happen to have a quad motherboard. :)</blockquote> <snip> Nah, forget about ChipZilla, their FPU is NOT as good as the Athlon/K7, especially on a 133 bus. For details, check this out.... http://www.amdzone.com/ *BFN* Greek Geek :-) Life can be so tragic -- you're here today and here tomorrow. -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/
Bobby, please change your Netscape configuration. Mails in HTML format are frowned upon here and in most other mailinglists too. The reason is that many textmode mail readers like mutt can't display mails in HTML. So do yourself a favor and change that. Philipp -- Philipp Thomas <pthomas@suse.de> SuSE GmbH, Deutschherrenstrasse 15-29, 90429 Nuremberg The only difference between a bug and a feature is you can turn a feature off. -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/
Philipp, check back on the post line "Plain text vs HTML text...." & you will note, if you read it, that I have already done so. Keep up the good work with the distro. Bobby "Open the pod bay doors, HAL." -- Dave Bowman, 2001 Philipp Thomas wrote:
Bobby,
please change your Netscape configuration. Mails in HTML format are frowned upon here and in most other mailinglists too. The reason is that many textmode mail readers like mutt can't display mails in HTML. So do yourself a favor and change that.
Philipp
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On Mon, 28 Feb 2000, you wrote:
Seems that AMD processors, specifically the K6/2 series, seem to be very popular amongst the Linux community in general and the SuSE community in particular. Anybody know why this is? Not a complaint, only a question.
I think because they work well, and are cheaper. My present computer, whcih was a gift, came with oone and i was suprprised how well it does. And then Linux worked on it, Lot sof the lower-priced systems have them and they come from the most reliable manufacturers. -- Bob Rea Freedom is only privilege extended unless enjoyed by one and all --Billy Bragg rear@sirius.com rrea@askjeeves.com http://www.sirius.com/~rear -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/
On Tue, 29 Feb 2000, Joe Hylkema wrote:
Seems that AMD processors, specifically the K6/2 series, seem to be very popular amongst the Linux community in general and the SuSE community in particular. Anybody know why this is? Not a complaint, only a question.
Actually, the (now dead) K6-III family is preferred because of the monster cache ;). I ran a K6-2 350 for some number of months and have been running a K6-III 450 at home since October. They are inexpensive, cool-running, and perform very nicely. There is even 3DNow! support in advanced projects like Mesa and some MP3 applications that take advantage of AMD's special additions to the instruction set.
Speaking of AMD,anyone tried the Athlon with Linux? My M$-using friends tell me they scream under WinDoze, even NT. If they can run Mr. Gates's bloated monstrosity of an OS satisfactorily, their performance under Linux would have to be eye-watering. :)
I'm writing this email on an Athlon 550 on an MSI (AMD) motherboard, which worked with a stock kernel. In order to get familiar with the new kernel technologies being implemented, I downloaded kernel 2.3.47 (whatch out! there's a typo in mtrr.c ;) and started playing with AGPGart for my ATi video card and some other tweaks. It rocks for a 550 :). -- -=|JP|=- Jon Pennington | Atipa Linux Solutions -o) jpennington@atipa.com | Kansas City, MO /\\ 816-241-2641 x107 | http://www.atipa.com _\_V -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/
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