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<P><FONT SIZE=2>NT Server 4.0 is quite stable and does not crash at all?? On what planet???</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>From: Bio Next [<A HREF="mailto:biologynext@yahoo.com">mailto:biologynext@yahoo.com</A>]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 8:25 PM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>To: bio_bulletin_board@bioinformatics.org</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Subject: Re: [BiO BB] Unix or Linux</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Hi:</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>The ends must justify the means.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>1. If you are prudent with budget and primarily focus on number</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2> crunching then use Linux ( preferably RedHat 7.1 ).</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2> The I/O capabilities in Linux beat the other UNices pants down</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2> and is even faster than Windows, though marginally.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>2. If you are more interested in analysis of information in a</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2> visually intuitive way, invest in Windows NT ( SP 6 ) so that</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2> you a sophisticated and mature UI. </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2> Avoid Win9X and Win2K and WinXP because they are either not</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2> stable or just demanding in terms of hardware requirements.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2> However NT Server 4.0 is currently quite stable and doesn't</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2> crash at all, if you have been careful with the quality of RAM.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Let me know if you need additional quantitative data.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Hope this helps.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>-BiologyNext.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>> On Tue, Nov 06, 2001 at 09:37:46AM -0800, Peri Suraj wrote:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > 1. UNIX ( Digital, Solaris, IRIX that are proprietory</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > and robust)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > 2. LINUX( Free, widely used and flexible)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > Folks, what would you prefer?</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
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