From owner-freebsd-hackers Mon Aug 21 12:00:13 1995 Return-Path: hackers-owner Received: (from majordom@localhost) by freefall.FreeBSD.org (8.6.11/8.6.6) id MAA06048 for hackers-outgoing; Mon, 21 Aug 1995 12:00:13 -0700 Received: from rah.star-gate.com (rah.star-gate.com [204.188.121.18]) by freefall.FreeBSD.org (8.6.11/8.6.6) with ESMTP id MAA06035 for ; Mon, 21 Aug 1995 12:00:10 -0700 Received: from rah.star-gate.com (localhost.v-site.net [127.0.0.1]) by rah.star-gate.com (8.6.11/8.6.9) with ESMTP id LAA02123; Mon, 21 Aug 1995 11:59:53 -0700 Message-Id: <199508211859.LAA02123@rah.star-gate.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 1.6.2 7/18/95 To: peter@nmti.com (Peter da Silva) cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Marketing opportunity... In-reply-to: Your message of "Mon, 21 Aug 1995 12:46:12 CDT." <9508211746.AA17428@sonic.nmti.com.nmti.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Mon, 21 Aug 1995 11:59:52 -0700 From: "Amancio Hasty Jr." Sender: hackers-owner@freebsd.org Precedence: bulk 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>, > 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... >