| From: | Erik Jameson <erikj@****.COM> |
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| Subject: | Re: Server Prices (was Re: Hacking Security Tallies) |
| Date: | Tue, 26 May 1998 17:08:56 -0400 |
>>I haven't priced a mainframe lately, but my last company's mainframe
>>cost $3.5 Mil, and it was a small one.
>
>*Boggle*! What is it used for?
Note the difference in terms; he said *mainframe* while you said server.
You're probably right for a common server, but he's definitely right for a
mainframe machine.
It really all depends on what you intend to do with that machine. If it's
just a mail server, a P166 running NT 4.0 can service a 100 people no
problem at all. My dad does that at his work. Says running the mail
utilizes about 3-4%$ of the processor resources.
But if you want your server to handle the firewall, the entire corporate
database, all the mail, *EVERYTHING* then you need something bigger, like a
mainframe.
So make sure you are talking about the same thing here. That should solve
half your problems with this discussion.
Erik J.
"What was that popping sound?"
"A paradigm shifting without a clutch."
