considering i386 as a tier 1 architecture

[Warner Losh]

On Apr 2, 2013, at 4:10 AM, Mehmet Erol Sanliturk 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 ) .

Often times the power consumption is the most important bit, so much so you sacrifice speed and memory to get the power down to fit into a small power budget. Just because you have the ability to purchase a faster machine for less doesn't make that faster machine suitable for the job.

Warner

> 
> Thank you very much .
> 
> Mehmet Erol Sanliturk
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