considering i386 as a tier 1 architecture

[Achim Hut]

Am 02.04.2013 12:13, schrieb Kimmo Paasiala:
> On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 1:10 PM, Mehmet Erol Sanliturk
> <m.e.sanliturk at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 2:04 AM, Dag-Erling Smørgrav <des at des.no> wrote:
>>
>>> Wojciech Puchar <wojtek at wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> writes:
>>>> Lev Serebryakov <lev at FreeBSD.org> writes:
>>>>> It is not exact so. Some Atoms on some motherboards with some
>>>>> firmwares are 64-bit CPU.
>>>> don't know of any now in shops that are not
>>>
>>> http://soekris.com/products/net5501.html
>>> http://soekris.com/products/net6501.html
>>>
>>> DES
>>> --
>>> Dag-Erling Smørgrav - des at des.no
>>>
>>
>>
>> I am NOT able to understand the merit of these products with respect to
>> their features and PRICES .
>>
>> It is possible to assemble much more cheaper full featured PC like systems
>> ( DDR3 memory , 64-bit capable processors , with a disadvantage about power
>> requirements ) .
>>
>>
>
>
> Power consumption.



...Space - Price - temperature, easy to use, no Fans, no Noise...

I was surprised about this discussion and first thought, its some kind 
of april joke.

Everybody talks about cheap new 64 bit hardware

But how about the hardware people are actualy using? In our datacenter 
we are running (beside 64bit machines) a large amount of 32bit servers. 
We have a room full of spare parts, spare servers...

And we have no reason to change them to 64bit hardware. HP, IBM, they 
all run since years and i am shure, they make 5-10 more years :-)

And we dont want to stop using FreeBSD after V9.x or so.

Dont forget there are a lot of different people with different needs out 
there. Not everybody puts his focus on a cheap desktop PC thats thrown 
away after 3 years

Achim