Re: Why is the iSeries so slow

>> And, even a 486 running FreeBSD outperforms the
>> iSeries for networking tasks.  I have a 486SX-25
>> (really slow!) which blows away my iSeries
>> 270 for DNS, Windows file serving, for FTP,
>> and for HTTP.   That's a 1991 PC
>> outperforming a 2001 iSeries.
>
> Uh huh.  And exactly how many users could run
> interactive database applications on that 486SX-25?

Scott didn't make that comparison.  Look specifically at his list, quoted
above.  My experience mirrors his.  I have a web application that's about to
get off the ground here, and with the exact same iSeries back end (that's
where our OLTP runs, as does Scott's and yours), we get roughly 10% better
performance running Tomcat 4.1.24 on a PC than on our 820 24AA.  On the same
network.  With the exact same Java servlets.

10% isn't much, but it's consistent.  And the PC didn't cost a quarter of a
million dollars.  The cost differential is so far out of line that
reliability isn't an issue any more: they buy a hot spare and don't worry
about it.  That's one real experience to add to the list.

I think that you and Scott agree that we should use the right tool for the
job.  I just don't think you are both in agreement about which job is under
discussion.
  --buck