Ok, I'll throw in my two cents... Linux is jolly, but if you're looking for
a Unix on Intel server that can handle more than dual processors and some
serious load (I'm not sure what your requirements are) I heartily recommend
UnixWare. Plain and simple, it rocks. It's not free, but then again, it's
supported.
At 08:11 PM 10/28/99 +0000, Jeff Lloyd wrote:
>DG,
>
>Keeping the Hewelett Packard is sticking it to the man
>the 730 Runs Unix, unix, and a little more unix. Intel is also the MAN..
>
>Mark,
>If you are going Linux I reccomend an ALPHA processor
>I am currently running this combination in my server
>and let me say, there is nothing that I have ever worked on
>intel based that comes close to the alpha, and Red hat has
>a Alpha native port of there linux
>
>Jeff
>
>
> >From: dg50@daimlerchrysler.com
> >Reply-To: dg50@daimlerchrysler.com
> >To: autox@autox.team.net
> >Subject: Re: Server fund update
> >Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 09:51:35 -0400
> >
> >Mark J Bradakis <mjb@autox.team.net>
> >
> > > The decision I'll have to make is whether I should stick with just
> >upgrading
> > > the Hewlett-Packard 730 HP-UX system that currently runs the email, web
> >and
> > > FTP services, or venture into the world of Intel processors and most
> >likely
> > > Linux. We shall see.
> >
> >Do it! Do it now! Stick it to The Man!
> >
> >:)
> >
> >DG
> >
> >
> >
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