Author: David Rasmussen
Date: 00:08:55 12/21/00
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On December 20, 2000 at 16:49:02, Gregor Overney wrote: > >>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. > Solaris 8 ??? Are you kidding me? Solaris is _THE_ worst unix system I have EVER worked with. Including HPUX. Many of the basic programs of unix are buggy or not implemented correctly. If the IPv6 is, it is a coincidence. I'll take Windows 95 even over Solaris everyday. BTW. I manage a huge Solaris system with 2 other guys at my university. It sucks. >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. > I'll let Eugene's remark stand for itself. >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. > Others have answered this. >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. > 64-bit file pointers often doesnt work in Solaris 8, to be sure. >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? > For computer science? Linux is probably a good idea, then. At least it is good to know OF linux, if you're doing computer science. I wasn't not talking about computer science, though. >BTW, does this UNIX vs. NT conversation also include some computer chess? > > Mmmm... no. >Gregor
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