[WinMac] Re: Server for Rampage RIP

Daniel L. Schwartz(expresso[at]snip.net)
Tue, 1 Jun 1999 12:05:45 -0500

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        In many cases, "roll your own" can be dangerous. But then
Dell ships their
boxes with 3c905 NIC's, and H-P and IBM use InepTec SCSI controllers, so
you may not be getting the best quality.

        In any case, make sure, if you "roll your own," that all the key
components are on the NT HCL (Hardware Compatibility) list, which is at
least a partial guarantee of success. Personally, I use intel MLB's and
i82557 - based NICs, Symbios SCSI controllers, Mylex RAID controllers, and
Matrox video cards.

        I generally steer clear of AdapCrap SCSI controllers and
anything Diamond...

        Just my 2 cents...

        Cheers!
        Dan

At 01:38 AM 5/30/99 -0500, Tim replied to Ron:
>>>Win Mac Gurus,
>>>My company is installing an imagesetter later this year. I can't talk my
>>>prepress manager out of using Rampage for the RIP. This solution
>>>requires a high performance NT server for filesharing with our Mac
>>>clients. I would like to build the server (I can get the parts for less
>>>than half of what our vendors are quoting and build a much better
>>>product) but I've never a)set up a raid or b)setup an NT server for
>>>filesharing with Macs. Neither of these two things seems that difficult
>>>but I don't want to hang my neck out there and not be successful!!!
>>
>>First off, I work for Compaq in my day job so I do have a bias. Personally
>>I would not build a system, I would buy one. Why? Support. If you build a
>>FrankenWintel you could be asking for trouble later on. Granted a name
>>brand is more expensive than rolling your own, but at least you will get a
>>box which is full of parts guaranteed to work together which lowers the TCO
>>(total costy of ownership).
>>
>>Just my 2 cents.
>
> I don't work for a vendor or a reseller and I agree with you
>completely. The support issues far outweigh any potential savings
>for a mission critical server that is required to run your business.
>
>Tim Scoff, MCSE
>casper@nb.net
><http://www.nb.net/~casper/>
>
>Microsoft Windows NT 4.0. The world's only fully buzzword compliant
>Operating System.

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