Theoretical Samba File Server
Brian Densmore
DensmoreB at ctbsonline.com
Mon Oct 29 16:11:52 CST 2001
Minicomputers are also cheap these days. You could get a brand new
AS/400 for around $10,000, and I bet IBM would install Linux on it for
you! Now there's a killer Linux server! You could probably get a used
AS/400 for much less. And they are no bigger than a tower these days.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Herrmann [mailto:Jim at itdepends.com]
> Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2001 12:49 PM
> To: kclug at kclug.org
> Subject: Re: Theoretical Samba File Server
>
>
> If the Intel hardware isn't enough, there's always Linux on
> the mainframe.
> I/O throughput is what the mainframe is all about. Of course, that's
> assuming your company already has a mainframe. You probably
> wouldn't want to
> go out and buy a mainframe just for this one project, but it may also
> something to consider long term. Mainframe sales are up 30%
> over last year.
> Compare that to PC sales. ;-)
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