RE: Intel "easier" than Alpha? (was: XFree86 4.0)

[Charles E Taylor IV <charlet hubcap clemson edu>]

On 11-Mar-00 Michael A. Smith wrote:

> Since I got the Alpha a few weeks ago I've had some difficulties getting
> some things going (compared to Linux/Intel). Still, I am sticking with it,
> it feels like the old days when I was hand-editing Xfree86 config files on
> RedHat 4.1. 

Not Slackware? :)

My AS200 4/233 was actually my introduction to Red Hat.

> I do have the feeling it'll always be easier on Intel (for the
> foreseeable future).

Makes sense.  More people have them, and more people work on them.  The faster
Alphas are also priced a little out of college-student-hobbyist range. :)

> <non-threatening-discussion-provoking-question>
> If Alpha Linux is more finicky/troublesome than Linux Intel why are some of
> you using it?
 
> I guess I'm using it out of curiosity.

Ditto.  I simply like experimenting with other platforms.  I don't have an
enormous amount of cash to throw into it (graduate student = no money :) ), so
my Alphas are a tad behind the times, but I think they're still nice machines.
My AS200 at the lab running Applixware has also been rock stable.  It's nice to
not be afraid of doing other stuff on the machine for fear the spreadsheet will
crash  (Applix has some problems, but crashing hasn't been one of them).

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