OT: HP PA-8500 vs. AMD Opteron

[Zane H. Healy]

>Sorry for the off-topicness... I googled to find a comparison 
>between these two chips with regards to relative performance and 
>can't find anything. Can anyone point to a spot that has some 
>definitive comparisons between the two?
>
>Figured someone here might know...
>
>Jay

Well...  The PA-8500 is a true 64-bit CPU, and the Opteron is a 
kludge.  What more do you need to know.

		Zane

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