10/16 RedHat's compatibility pages list some sort of problem with
AMD K6-2 300mhz. Has anyone gotten a replacement chip like
they suggest? How much hassle/money required?
\_ Never buy AMD and don't believe the BS that they are faster than
Intel... Read you 61C textbook and the anecdote about the
philosophy that faster was always better,
even if it wasn't always right.
\_ It looks as if the Patterson and Hennessy book is, overall,
very critical of Intel and says nothing about AMD vs. Intels.
\_ I was referring to a quote, I think by Von Neumann, and how
Cray's floating point was fast, but partially incorrect.
\_ I don't think Patterson was too fond of Von Neumann
either. According to Patterson, Von Neumann ripped
off the idea of a stored program computer from two
other researchers at Yale and claimed the term "Von
Neumann machine" for himself. Von Neumann was a
mathematician, not an engineer.
\_ CDC was founded in 1957, and the CDC 6600 was around
1964. Von Neumann died in 1957.
\_ Uh huh.. Intel has a rep for doing it right? Anyway, we're not
talking advanced science apps to predict the future of mankind
(will that asteroid hit?). It's a cheap-ass RH box. As long as
it performs basic function. Don't read a 61C book. Read the
release notes. Not everything in life is an academic issue that
needs to be perfect, follow the IEEE, ISO9000 and 61C standards
of correctness. As to the original question, the hassle involed
is buying a new CPU and possibly MB and installing same. Prices
vary by the minute. Hassle is static.
\_ They don't replace it for (almost) free? That's what
the Redhat page implies
\_ That was a long time ago. I doubt AMD is still
honoring that offer. |
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