Fw: Re: Huge x86 servers vs. Alpha, SPARC, Power{3/4}

["Adam Lang" <aalang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ack!

This was a message on a Linux server group I am on.

The guy was asking for ideas on where to go for a Linux server.  It would be
running a database ... they were speced out with Dell for about $100K.  He
actually wanted RISC as opposed to x86.

I told him go for the AS/400 running Linux.

IBM didn't return his calls.

Adam Lang
Systems Engineer
Rutgers Casualty Insurance Company
http://www.rutgersinsurance.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "JW" <jw@centraltexasit.com>
To: <SERVER-LINUX@LISTS.NETSPACE.ORG>
Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 1:43 PM
Subject: Re: Huge x86 servers vs. Alpha, SPARC, Power{3/4}


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> AL >Buy an AS/400 and run Linux on it.
> AL >
> AL >You'll have RISC architecture.
> AL >
> AL >You'll have the BEST hardware for DB/file performance.
> AL >
> AL >It's in your price range.
> AL >
> AL >You'll be cool.
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> Shoulda, Coulda Woulda....
> but IBM failed to return 2 phone calls.
> Compaq (Alpha) was quite snobby over the phone, and didn't have exatly
what we wanted
> (we would have had to go higher or lower).
>
> Sun OTHO treaded us very nicely (as did Dell, of course) and it looks like
we're going to get a Sun Fire v880 with 4 CPUs.
>
> I was actually rooting for IBM first, Alpha second, SUn 3rd, but ho well,
that's life.
>
> It's all but purchased. Don't think we'll put Linux on it, at least not
right now.
>
> Too bad. I hear administering Solaris isn't fun. Bettern tha
nAdministering WINNT though :-)
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