Re: Non-intel desktop/laptop

2013-06-25 Thread Chris Cappuccio
Riccardo Mottola [riccardo.mott...@libero.it] wrote: > > Furthermore, you will learn that a lot of code has become buggy: it > is quite linux-x86 orientend and will break more or less the more > you deviate. If you take care and report bugs (or patch yourself) > you will get further. > Hey, afte

Re: Non-intel desktop/laptop

2013-06-25 Thread Nick Holland
On 06/24/13 16:33, Laurence Rochfort wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm looking for advice on what the best bet for well supported > non-intel hardware would be. AMD. > Doesn't have to be lightning fast, but > being able to run a modern browser at reasonable rate is a must. i.e., must be lighting fast.

Re: Non-intel desktop/laptop

2013-06-25 Thread Christer Solskogen
On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 10:33 PM, Laurence Rochfort wrote: > My initial thoughts were either a Mac PowerBook G5 or Sun Ultra 25/45. > I really like the HP C series workstations, but it seems support is a > bit lacking. > IIRC there are no G5 powerbooks. -- chs,

Re: Non-intel desktop/laptop

2013-06-25 Thread Riccardo Mottola
Hi, currently, I don't run OpenBSD if not on intel stuff, until I fix mi Sparc32 box again (which is too slow for real desktop usage anyway) On 06/24/13 22:33, Laurence Rochfort wrote: Hi all, I'm looking for advice on what the best bet for well supported non-intel hardware would be. Doesn'

Re: Non-intel desktop/laptop

2013-06-24 Thread Tobias Ulmer
On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 09:33:54PM +0100, Laurence Rochfort wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm looking for advice on what the best bet for well supported > non-intel hardware would be. Doesn't have to be lightning fast, but > being able to run a modern browser at reasonable rate is a must. > > My initial

Re: Non-intel desktop/laptop

2013-06-24 Thread Chris Cappuccio
Laurence Rochfort [laurence.rochf...@gmail.com] wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm looking for advice on what the best bet for well supported > non-intel hardware would be. Doesn't have to be lightning fast, but > being able to run a modern browser at reasonable rate is a must. > Some people with your ta

Re: Non-intel desktop/laptop

2013-06-24 Thread Francois Pussault
You should consider good support on G4 series & sparc series ... maybe Ultrasparc 60 or 80 but they make noise for laptops only G4/G5 are good solutions... sparc laptops clones are not a good choise.. > > From: Laurence Rochfort > Sent: Mon Jun 24 22

Re: Non-intel desktop/laptop

2013-06-24 Thread Laurence Rochfort
I use a lot of Sun SPARC stuff working for Oracle so it is a serious contender. I certainly wouldn't want to go slower than an Ultra 80 because they're already showing their age. My only concern is the noise; dear god the noise!! The HP boxes are much faster than comparable Sun, but I think you're