Absolutely correct Rob. I do an enormous amount of high-end geospatial data analysis using various GIS packages. If you have a high-end PC running W2K SP2 and good components, it will stay afloat for months on end. I have been running now almost constantly for the last six months. The only interruptions have been power blackouts. Bare in mind that the work I do sometimes requires that the PC run for a full 24 hours just to perform one calculation or analysis. Perhaps Linux would do as well or even better at this, but the software I use is not available for Linux.
I do, however, sympathise with those still trying to run 95/98/ME on P2 or P3 machines. Once you get the kernel stable, using all available patches and plugs it will run OK, but doesn't take a lot to kill. I'm lucky I guess, as I am running an Athlon T/Bird 1.8ghz with 1024mb of RAM, 2x80gb hdd and a 128mb graphics card. There's other stuff in it of course, but DVD's aren't exactly work related...oops. In a nutshell, computers are always horse for courses. The whole Mac-vs-PC debate is now so pass� as to be boring. We have all argued around the same point for eons. The platforms do different things better than each other. Graphic design for instance has been the bastion of Mac's forever. If you want a Mac..Buy one. But be prepared for really expensive equipment and a lack of software support if you want to do anything more than general office related stuff or graphic design/image stuff. If you want a PC...buy one. But be prepared to go top end, and don't settle for mediocre. You can get a stompingly fast PC for less the price of a G4 case (althought the G4 does look s*#t hot in that sexy chromed case.....) Cheers Shaun. Shaun Canning Department of Archaeology School of European and Historical Studies La Trobe University, Bundoora, Vic, 3086. Phone: 0414-967644 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 1 Aug 2002 at 9:45, Cameron Hood wrote: > That's why they are called a PC; a piece of crap. I will never buy > another > one of those stupid, tacky, advertisment-filled unreliable pieces > of crap as > long as I live. Dude, Chill. I've been snuggled in PC/Mac environs for years and I can tell you that a well spec'd well built PC using premium components will stay upright under heavy loads for far longer than any Mac given the same load. I have the logs to prove it. WK2 SP2 is very stable indeed, so much so it's scary :-) Love Macs, love PC, hate crap hardware and cowboys, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications.html - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . Shaun Canning PhD Student Department of Archaeology School of European and Historical Studies La Trobe University, Bundoora, Vic, 3086. Phone: 0414-967644 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
