By: anon (an.delete@this.on.com), November 19, 2010 11:08 am
Room: Moderated Discussions
someone (someone@somewhere.com) on 11/19/10 wrote:
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>Change "success" to "ubiquity" and I'll agree with
>you. Given the average IPF system is a ~$90K Unix
>server in a secure computer room in a corporate tower
>or government bunker the overwhelming majority of
>people in enthusiast forums will never have direct and
>conscious interaction with IA64 hardware let alone be
>in the same room. OTOH, the vast majority will see
>and use x86 systems every day. Maybe PowerPC too
>(Xbox, PS3, or WII).
Why didn't IPF workstations took off?
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>Change "success" to "ubiquity" and I'll agree with
>you. Given the average IPF system is a ~$90K Unix
>server in a secure computer room in a corporate tower
>or government bunker the overwhelming majority of
>people in enthusiast forums will never have direct and
>conscious interaction with IA64 hardware let alone be
>in the same room. OTOH, the vast majority will see
>and use x86 systems every day. Maybe PowerPC too
>(Xbox, PS3, or WII).
Why didn't IPF workstations took off?