It's not just that it's noise... The initial changes between CPUs was a lot more significant than they tend to be today. And the releases were less frequent. And you didn't have 900 web site reviewers stealing them off the back of trucks in order to get you the absolutely first exclusive review.
In many ways, the hardware is not quite the differentiator for most use cases as the software. At least not the CPU. It's still run to see changes year to year, though. Technology is fun. :) * * *ASB* *http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker* *Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market… * On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 11:14 AM, Ben Scott <mailvor...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 10:18 AM, David Lum <david....@nwea.org> wrote: > > Sometimes interest changes too, when I was younger I was all over the > > various chipsets, CPU’s, etc (lol, like 386SX or DX!), and over time I’ve > > become far less “latest hardware” aware than “latest ability to do > something > > new”. > > I believe this is a function of experience. After you've been in > the industry for a while and seen a decade or two of "OMG latest > product so fast/big/cheap/small/etc crazy wow hot stuff" discussions, > you realize it's a bit like getting excited about the rain. Cool when > you first see it; after a while, it's just background noise. > > -- Ben > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
