From:	Justin Bell <justin@******.NET>
Subject:	Re: Server Prices (was Re: Hacking Security Tallies)
Date:	Tue, 26 May 1998 16:45:48 -0500

At 05:08 PM 5/26/98 -0400, Erik Jameson wrote:
# At 04:02 PM 5/26/98 -0400, you wrote:
#
# >>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.

actually, a fairly inexpensive Sparc 2000 can handle EVERYTHING for a
decent sized company, firewall and all.

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