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At 09:12 AM 10/03/2001 -0500, Wills, Mike N. (TC) wrote:

>Still, with the price of computer hardware these days, there isn't much of
>an excuse to sell hardware at astronomical prices (a 100GB IDE ATA66 hard
>drive sells for $300 USD at Best Buy, how much for that much disk space in
>an AS400?). For the price of an AS400, a cluster of Linux servers could be
>built that would be just as reliable, and possibly even faster in processing
>power, more disk space, and just as secure. Granted, it would take up much
>more space and need more cooling.

You are comparing a Peterbuilt to F150 pickup and saying 'Geez, I can get
a bigger engine (CPU) cheaper for the F150, tires cost less, and the F150
goes 0-60 faster when empty.  Plus, you can get Ford parts cheap
everywhere and mechanics are a dime a dozen'.  All true.  And if you can
run your long-haul trucking business with F150's, you should.  But imagine
you call yourself a trucking professional and all you know is F150's so you
suggest that Viking convert its fleet; now you know how you sound to us.


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