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Re: OT: Bye Bye Xen - it was good knowing you....

In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Ivan Marsh
<annoyed@xxxxxxx>
 wrote
on Wed, 15 Aug 2007 13:10:14 -0500
<pan.2007.08.15.18.10.12.712668@xxxxxxx>:
> On Wed, 15 Aug 2007 12:31:41 -0400, jim wrote:
>
>> With this little purchase, you can bet that the open source Xen is on
>> the way out.....
>> 
>> http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9760160-7.html
>
> Actually I'd hope that this means Citrix will finally work well without
> having to be run on a super computer.

Define "super computer" in this context.  Time was when
a pocket calculator took up most of the room.  :-)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNIVAC_I
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Difference_engine
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:050114_2529_difference.jpg

The old VAXen might have had all of 8 MB or 16 MB
RAM, though the architecture could support up to 3 GB.
(Certanily $EMPLOYER's did, way back when.  Nice machine.
Too bad DEC is no more, though there might be a remnant
somewhere deep in HP.)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VAX

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