Re: what kind of computer for programmer ?

In article <1119825983.832537.110540@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
beca@xxxxxxxxxx says...
> Hey !
>
> I want to buy machine exactly for what I'm going to do.

Then maybe you should tell us exactly what you are going to do.

> What is the best computer for programmer ?

That depends tremendously on your response to the above.
There is no single answer. In fact, for some of us, it might
be multiple computers.

> I'm considering x86 , SPARC, PowerPC.

That narrows it down.

> Is there a big difference between time of compiling on a
> machine with x86 1GHz CPU and SPARC 500 MHz ? Or maybe
> PowerPC with 700 MHz would be better ?

The hard drive performance and amount of memory are probably
much more important than clock speed, when you have "best of
breed" processors in each, or at least comparable ones from
the same time period.

> I'm not having any problems with Unix so that argument won't work
> here.

That doesn't make any sense at all. What would UNIX problems
have to do with it? It will run on any of the above.

> I would be grateful for any advice.

Then tell us what kind of programming you want to do, and if
you will be willing to do it on any operating system, multiple
ones, or something specific.

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Randy Howard (2reply remove FOOBAR)
"I don't really care about being right you know,
I just care about success." --Steve Jobs
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