Date: Mon, 21 Aug 1995 11:59:52 -0700 From: "Amancio Hasty Jr." <hasty@rah.star-gate.com> To: peter@nmti.com (Peter da Silva) Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Marketing opportunity... Message-ID: <199508211859.LAA02123@rah.star-gate.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 21 Aug 1995 12:46:12 CDT." <9508211746.AA17428@sonic.nmti.com.nmti.com>
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Would love to post this on comp.sys.intel with a subject heading:
Why FreeBSD?
If people start questioning the net performance we can slam them
with the Network Computing review of FreeBSD NFS server vs NT's NFS server.
Can I do that ?
Amancio
>>> Peter da Silva said:
> Newsgroups: comp.newprod
> Subject: Re: CD Net for Windows NT Announcement
> Message-ID: <9508180421.aa12753@redtail.cruzio.com>
> Keywords: Meridian Data, Inc.; CD Net for Windows NT; CD ROM, Windows NT, TC
P/IP, NetBEUI, IPX, Networking, software
>
> In article <9508180421.aa12753@redtail.cruzio.com>,
> <jhill@meridian-data.com> wrote:
> > Available August 18, 1995, CD Net for Windows NT software has a suggested
> > list price (U.S.) of $1,995 for an unlimited-user server license.
>
> For $1,995 I can buy a PC, install FreeBSD and SAMBA on it, and add CD-ROM
> drives as required (7 per SCSI card). I will be able to put up to an unlimit
ed
> number of CDROM drives under a single drive letter.
>
> > Windows NT is also available integrated with Meridian's CD ROM network
> > servers. The CD Net 914 network system, configured with seven CD ROM driv
es,
> > has a starting suggested list price of $12,795;
>
> 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...
>
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