Which is faster, Win or Linux?

[Coolkid]

Hey Everyone,

Ive got an old p200mmx lying around that im gonna turn into a SETI cruncher soon, just wondering if anyone knows which os would be faster 4 crunching WU's, Linux or Windows?

Coolkid.

 

[Spacehead]

Depends on which version of Windows & which flaver of Linux you're thinking of using. Got something in mind?
I think Windows 2K & XP are comparable to some of the Linux OS's, SETI speed wise. 2K & XP process the VLAR WU's faster than the 9x versions, other than that they process about the same.

 

[Coolkid]

I have Mandrake and Red Hat linux, but id probably use red hat.

With windows i would probably install 2K

Coolkid.

 

[Crazee]

Win2K will yield better times than Linux. It is not because of the OS it is because the CLI for linux was written poorly and doesn't process as fast as it should.

 

[Kk4JC]

The biggest differences you will notice are client specific, not OS specific.
Some clients for different OSs are built better than others.
Sure you want to do SETI?

Kk

 

[Coolkid]

Originally posted by: Crazee
Win2K will yield better times than Linux. It is not because of the OS it is because the CLI for linux was written poorly and doesn't process as fast as it should.

So do you think i should use Win2K?
Any other things i should do to improve the speed on this slow pc?

 

[networkman]

Which is faster, Win or Linux?

Depends.. is the goal to generate errors and user grief? If so, use Windows.

 

[Coolkid]

 

[Confused]

Windows client under WINE on Linux

 

[Coolkid]

that would be interesing but i dont think id have much ram (64) in that machine so i dont think that would b very fast

 

[lobadobadingdong]

I'm running Win98lite on my 166mmx box w/80MB 72pin edo(66MHz) and it's getting something like 38-40hr wu times.

 

[TerryMathews]

WINE isn't inexorbically (sp?) linked to XF86. Most people think of it like that, but WINE is most certainly capable of running a windows command line program.