[WinMac] Re: Mac servers

Alex Dearden(pata[at]tampabay.rr.com)
Tue, 23 Mar 1999 09:54:12 -0500

> My point isn't that the Mac isn't a great computer with an even
>better OS. My point is that the Mac OS is not designed as a server and
>neither is Apple's hardware. They are designed as desktop workstations and
>are great workstations. They aren't designed as servers, so there are some
>weaknesses.

I (the biggest mac fan on this list) have to agree with you. Macs are not
great servers, especially because of the mouse thing you mentioned. This
will never be taken care of until Mac OS X when we have REAL multitasking
and protected memory. I'd love to get my hands on Mac OS X server to see
how it performs, but the hardware remains an issue, the lack of PCI slots
is a pain in the buttocks as well as the internal scalability. As
desktops I don't have too many complaints (less complaints compared to
the other choices: 95 and NT) but as servers they're not quite up there
yet. Oh, and by the way, neither is NT when compared to Unix or even
Novell.

Alex Dearden
pata@doglover.com

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