Author: Roy Eassa
Date: 08:18:40 11/19/02
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On November 18, 2002 at 20:16:53, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On November 17, 2002 at 14:04:47, Roy Eassa wrote: > >>On November 15, 2002 at 11:57:13, Anthony Cozzie wrote: >> >>>I've never really understood the distinction between business and personal >>>(except that business PCs usually do not have speakers/sound and sometimes have >>>SCSI) >>> >>>anthony >> >> >>Another difference is that "personal" computers often have video cards that are >>better for 3D games. Also perhaps extra software in the >>entertainment/educational area as opposed to Office-type software in a business >>system. But certainly business & personal PCs overlap a lot these days. > > >Another issue is the motherboard chipset. IE Intel has a couple for the >PIV xeon, one for "workstations" and one for "servers". The server chipset >E7500 is a bit better in every way, but more pricey... Well, I think servers are yet a 3rd category (in addition to business and personal). Business and personal configurations overlap a LOT, but servers really are quite a different breed in many ways, not the least of which is cost.
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