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What's your definition of "workstation software"? The parent answered using the definition "off-the-shelf", as asked.

• wtallis 7y ago
  "Workstation" is a pretty vague term that has shifted over the years, but anyone who's using it as a distinct category from mainstream desktop computers will have at least something in mind that a workstation would be better at than a regular desktop computer. Web browsing, simple office apps and games definitely don't put you in workstation territory. Krita can be used in a workstation/professional context, but I don't think the choice of CPU is relevant there—GPU, monitor and digitizer are what a professional user of Krita is more likely to care about.
  • rhn_mk1 7y ago
    With the shift from desktops to phones as personal computing devices, I've seen the beginning of usage of "workstation" to call any box-type computing device used for work.
• p1necone 7y ago
  "Workstation software" to me means anything hardware intensive that you use to build things. Compiling large applications, video editing, music production, 3d modelling/CAD etc