Author: Gregor Overney
Date: 13:49:02 12/20/00
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>You're talking about developer stuff. I'm not. And also, I doubt that you would >have any problems doing anything under windows, if you had the experience. Name >me one thing that couldn't be done in windows, that is done in unix, that you >would miss. > 1) A clean IPv6 implementation (requires Solaris 8). The one from Micro$oft Research is a joke. 2) A more sophisticated threading model that allows multiple threads share a light-weight process (LWP). Not just this simple one to one correspondence between threads and LWP's as implemented in NT. This requires pthreads library. 3) Clean support for 256 processors. When did you last work on an NT system that supports more than 4 CPUs? Requires UNIX or LINUX. 4) 64-bit file-pointers for large databases. NT and 2000 are still stuck in 32-bit land. Requires an Alpha with Linux or an UltraSPARC with Solaris 8. 5) Being able to compile GAMESS without vasting too much time. PC-GAMESS is not available in source code. .... How much experience does a person with 20+ years need to decide not to use NT but rather select UNIX (LINUX) for computer science? BTW, does this UNIX vs. NT conversation also include some computer chess? Gregor
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