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> 
> For $12,795... let's see, for $300 per drive, plus $100 per cabinet for each
> group of 7 drives, plus $300 for a good SCSI card...
> 
> 	$2000	FreeBSD server, 1 CD, Pentium, 16 MB.		 $2000
> 	$2600	7 CD cabinet, x4				$10400
> 		Total						$12400
> 
> For $12400 I get 29 CDROMS, under one drive letter.  Not bad...

Keep in mind that quad speed internal CD-ROMs can go as low as $200 each. 
That means at least one more cabinet I suspect and a heck of a lot faster 
performance.

-Jerry.