Re: Using an AS/400 for a high volume on line store

> So for example the new Iseries that was announced recently,
> I think 800 ?it costs $9995. What would you need to add to
> that cost. Rob

As far as hardware is concerned, wouldn't you base that on the number and
type of hits the server gets?  Does the server get 3,000 visitors each week?
Does each visit result in an order?  Or is it the type of business that
sends out an email blast each week which attracts 3,000,000 visitors with
only .1% of the visitors placing an order?  How many dynamically generated
Web pages during an average visit?  How many static pages?  How many images
referenced in an average Web page?  Would the server be supporting
green-screen and other back-office workloads?

Nathan M. Andelin
www.relational-data.com