Re: DAC960 and GCC
> > You have to think too, this is an old fast wide scsi controller, not an
> > ultra wide, u2w, not u160/u320... But hey, for free, do you complain? =)
>
> Nope! In that case, and given your system details, those numbers are
> quite impressive :-)
didn't think it was that impressive. my ultra narrow can do that with a
single disk =)
> > me). it's an as1000a 4/266. hey, you can't beat the price!!!
>
> Definitely not. Granted, it's not exactly the fastest or most modern
> system in the world, but if it works, who cares, right? :-)
It's a quick machine IMO. but my best is a dual pII 450.
> > I see. with 3.0.3, I saw tons of ECC errors. They aren't in the log so
> > I can't paste them for you. (Now if someone says I have a hardware problem,
> > I'll shoot you! >=)
>
> Hehehehe....then I'll shut up :-P Seriously, though, it could be a
> hardware problem, but it may not be worth it to fix it given your
> machine. The errors hurt performance quite a bit, but if you're not
> really using the system for something critical or loading it heavily, I
> wouldn't worry much about it (most people that I know that have older
> Alphas only use them for learning more about 64-bit programming or
> something similarly light).
considering the exact same kernel gives 0 errors compiled with 2.95.x or
2.96.x, I'd have to say it's a compiler error.
> > Lab tests show that use of micro$oft causes cancer in lab animals
>
> So THAT'S what happened to my brain! I was wondering why I had a hard
> time remembering my early teens :-P
I've hated microsoft since about 1993 (the stacker stuff started it
actually). i hadn't used computers too long back then. unless you count
the 8088 that's currently in the closet.
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Lab tests show that use of micro$oft causes cancer in lab animals
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