Author: Michael P. Nance Sr.
Date: 09:24:11 08/24/03
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On August 24, 2003 at 10:58:29, Steven Edwards wrote: >On August 23, 2003 at 21:51:50, Michael P. Nance Sr. wrote: > >>I'm just fixing to start ordering componets for a dual Opteron. I want to go >>with Windows Server 2003 because it will run both 32 and 64 bit Programs. Does >>Anyone see any problems with 2003 as a operating system for the Opteron. All >>Your comments are welcome. > >I would go with Linux instead; that's what I have running on my dual P3 >rackmount. It's running headless with Red Hat 9.0 using the standard SMP kernel >and everything seems to work fine. > > [sje@joni sje]$ uptime > 10:51:43 up 20 days, 17:54, 1 user, load average: 2.00, 2.00, 2.00 > >Had a power failure three weeks ago due to a thunderstorm. > >At the very least, reserve a partition on one of the drives for Linux so that >you'll be able to do performance tests on your chess software without Microsoft >overhead. Plus, way fewer viruses to worry about. I will check into this. I have never had dealing with Linux. Do all Your Programs run with a hitch? Reason I ask ,aren't all Programs built around Windows as a OP?
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