From owner-freebsd-current Tue Jul 14 10:08:21 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id KAA04571 for freebsd-current-outgoing; Tue, 14 Jul 1998 10:08:21 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from opus.cts.cwu.edu (skynyrd@opus.cts.cwu.edu [198.104.92.71]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id KAA04547 for ; Tue, 14 Jul 1998 10:08:18 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from skynyrd@opus.cts.cwu.edu) Received: from localhost (skynyrd@localhost) by opus.cts.cwu.edu (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id KAA25376; Tue, 14 Jul 1998 10:07:53 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from skynyrd@opus.cts.cwu.edu) Date: Tue, 14 Jul 1998 10:07:53 -0700 (PDT) From: Chris Timmons To: Brandon Lockhart cc: Jeremy Domingue , current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Disgruntled Linux User... questions about FreeBSD In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG We have more than 20 genuine Compaq file servers with genuine Compaq memory and Compaq blessed disks with Compaq firmware. Also Suns, DECalpha, and a pile of server class FreeBSD machines. In practice, the generic pentium and pentium pro based hardware has been at least as reliable as the Compaq stuff. Sun has been equally reliable. The occasional disk failure, even a memory module going bad from time to time. The biggest liability with PC hardware is buying a solid power supply and a case which supplies adequate cooling. Use quality SCSI disks, and in my experience, once you do these things - there is no reliability gap between a "PC" parts machine and Compaq or the usual RISC workstations. -Chris On Mon, 13 Jul 1998, Brandon Lockhart wrote: > First of all, I do not recommend Gateway 2k for server's. Get a COMPAQ or > HP or SUN. RISC is the way to go. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message