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Subject: Re: Dell 2850, i386 or ia64? 5.x or 6.x?
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On Monday 27 March 2006 06:20, Sten Daniel S=F8rsdal wrote:
> I am looking to buy a Dell 2850 for a database/webserver=20
> (apache/postgresql) application.
> What are peoples experiences with this server and which FreeBSD version=20
> do you recommend? Is Ia64 possible? Can anyone recommend it?
>=20
> Any and all success or failure stories with this hardware are welcome!
>=20
> I am subscribed to list but off list is also welcome.

It would be amd64, not ia64, and amd64 should work fine.

=2D-=20
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