[Info-vax] BASIC compiler in the hobbyist distribution

[Bill Gunshannon]

In article <8d800fb2-94d8-4201-9aa0-ea9cedf54404 at googlegroups.com>,
	seasoned_geek <roland at logikalsolutions.com> writes:
> On Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at 8:22:20 AM UTC-5, David Froble wrote:
>> 
>> Buy an Asus motherboard that supports AMD CPUs, and you'll get an 
>> optical disk with custom drivers.  Video.  Ethernet.  Etc.
> 
> Possibly not a good example. Asus laptops have a notoriously short lifespan. One project I was on thought they would use those for development laptops. 2 died in the first month. I've ran into many others who had similar outcomes.

And I have 1U Server boxes in my rack that have been running for years
with ASUS motherboards.  Guess the difference isn't the processor but
rather the class of the box you buy.  $2000 barebones Servers are likely
better than $200 consumer laptops.

Now, if you want to hear about crap, let me tell you about SuperMicro
motherboards.  :-)  Guess it's true that you get what you pay for.

bill

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