Hi Brian, No one is counting their chickens before they hatch, this is all "hypothetical" and "wishful thinking", can boys not dream about their future toys?
Mike m...@f5vkm.com http://www.f5vkm.com On 30 Apr 2010, at 17:23, Brian Lloyd wrote: > On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 8:08 AM, Mike Tatum <m...@f5vkm.com> wrote: >> Hi Tim, >> >> No it is a Linux based machine, however since deep impact will be running on >> the linux platform one day I was looking to future solutions ;) > > It makes absolutely no sense to purchase a computer today for use > tomorrow. The price for the same processing power will always decrease > and for the same money or you will get more processing power for the > same $$$. Also, other manufacturers will come out with new products > with new features that may prove more attractive. > > In addition, the only thing we *know* about Deep Impact is that it is > a redesign. Yes, we know that, if Bob has anything to say about it, DI > will be running on Linux. Still, the biggest market is Windows, with > MacOS #2. If Flex wants to reach the greatest number of hams they are > probably going to give serious consideration to those OS's first. > > The point of this is, "Don't count your chickens before they hatch." > > So it makes *zero* sense to buy a computer today for an application > you *might* have in a few months. > > -- > 73 de Brian, WB6RQN/J79BPL > _______________________________________________ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
