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>From: "Hal Taylor" <haltaylor@mac.com>
>Reply-To: winmac@lists.best.com
>To: winmac@lists.best.com
>Subject: Re: [WinMac] OS X vs Win2000?
>Date: Wed, 05 Jul 2000 22:34:09 -0700
>
>Ok, point taken. My thinking was that if you could marry the security,
>stability and scalability of BSD with the user-friendliness of the Mac GUI
>and the efficiency of RISC-processing, you could end up with the makings of
>a potent server.
>
>And rack-mounting the G4 keeps it pretty well out of harm's way. Let's
>see:
>2 SCSI cards and an additional NIC *would* just fit... ;^)
>
>Well, we'll see how it all plays out. There are some small signs that
>Apple
>*might* be starting to consider the enterprise market again. But perhaps
>you're right in that they should address it with an appropriate case
>design.
>
>Hal
>
>----------
>Dan wrote:
>
> > Hal,
> >
> > The Apple Network Server 500 & 700 series machines were basically IBM
> > RS/6000 machines. There was a rumor that they could boot the MacOS 8.0
>CD,
> > too; although they ran AIX 4.1.4 with Helios' AFP/IP server.
> >
> > The lack of PCI slots is a BIG handicap for using a G4 MT; but an even
> > bigger handicap is the lack of MLB-based SCSI. Servers generally have a
>much
> > longer life cycle than workstations, and the G4 MT hardware just isn't
> > sturdy enough for 24/7 duty for 4 or 5 years nonstop.
> >
> > Oh, and that pesky lack of PCI slots is a dealbreaker when it comes to
> > clustering: Generally clustering is done between private high-speed
>NIC's...
> > And there goes a precious PCI slot.
> >
> > The trick when assembling ANY computer system is to use the RIGHT
>hardware
> > & software for the job at hand. You wouldn't want to use a notebook for
>a
> > mission critical web server, just as you wouldn't want to use an iMac
>for a
> > portable. Just because you CAN doesn't mean you SHOULD.
> >
> > Cheers!
> > Dan
>
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