Dick, I've used a Windows2K box for a couple years now with pretty solid performance using the following:
CF Server 4, 4.5, 5 and then MX IIS 5 Webserver - included in the Win2K Pro OS SQL Server 2000 Developer Edition MySQL Access 2000 (spit) Tomcat Jakarta Apache 1.3.x (not in unison, mind you - in a separate install) For development IDE - CF Studio 4, 5 and then HomeSite+ as well as Jedit (which is equally beautiful on the PC as on Mac). The up side is it runs everything on one box, the downside is it's Windows. The other downside is that it's pricey if you have to buy all this software for Windows. As far as hardware requirements, I've run it on two machines: 1. Compaq Presario 1200 XL-111 500 mhz AMD K6-2 192mb Ram 6gb HDD 2. Sony VAIO PCG-F590 700 mhz PIII 128mb Ram 17gb HDD Both ran reasonably well and it was easy enough since everything was on one machine. It can be painful if you don't have enough RAM or if you're working with a fairly large DB. But for development purposes I always use a subset of data anyway. The only other downside I can see is that with Win2K PRO I get problems from time to time with IIS saying that "too many people are connected to the webserver" and locking me out. I believe Win2K PRO has a setting to allow only 10 connections to the server and I have yet to find a way to change that as the logical location has the option greyed out. I primarilly get this when working with a multi-framed document. I've not used CF on Linux so I can't comment there, nor have I worked with Oracle, so I can't comment there either. Hope this helps, Joshua Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Dick Applebaum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 1:58 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Developer Platform suggestions was Re: Nice On Tuesday, September 10, 2002, at 10:44 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > If the majority of the program I ran wasn't windows based, I'd run > redhat linux. Dick, I think you're going about this the wrong way > tho. OSX shows a lot of promise from what I've seen (despite that it's > a day and a dollar too late). Hell, I'm jealous of OSX that it runs > on top of a stable platform like BSD. There is nothing inheritantly > wrong with OSX and the MyOS is better than YourOS is always going to > be a heated discussion. I'd seriously invest in another layer of > humor and thick skin and not worry about it so much. > The fact that an OS is good or bad isn't the issue. What I need is an OS that supports my Developer platform of choice and vise-versa. I spent a lot of time on the port and vocal support of CFMX-Mac OS X platform... a lot of time that could have been spent earning an income. I gave it my best shot, butnow it's time to move on. I can add the layer of humor and skin -- but I gotta' pay the bills, too. > If you really want to make everyone happy on the list (opposed to > yourself) then... get a wintel or redhat box for the purpose of a Which? Windows or Linux? Why? What db(s) should I put on the developer box -- I want to be able to develop and demonstrate entirely on a laptop (and I rule out MS-Access as a viable db for presentations/demonstrations)? What should I expect to pay for hardware & software for a complete, self-contained development system? Also looking for hardware brand/source recommendations; Also, what software packages beyoun the basic OS? TIA Dick > development server. I don't think you realized the can of worms you > opened on yourself when you ported CFMX to OSX. ;) > > ~Todd > > On Tue, 10 Sep 2002, Dick Applebaum wrote: > >> Ya' know, it gets pretty old... I am beginning to accept the fact >> that >> as a Mac/CF developer, I will always be a second-class citizen, and >> not >> have equal resources with the competition. >> >> So, I am open to suggestions: >> >> If you could chose a platform today, with no baggage, what would it >> be? >> >> I am seriously looking for suggestions! >> >> TIA >> >> Dick >> >> >> On Tuesday, September 10, 2002, at 09:56 AM, Stephen Moretti wrote: >> >>>> It doesn't work on a Mac -- why doesn't that surprise me? >>>> >>>> Dick >>>> >>>> On Tuesday, September 10, 2002, at 08:18 AM, Bryan F. Hogan wrote: >>>> >>>>> http://cfm.blogspot.com/ >>>>> >>>>> What easter egg? >>>>> >>>>> At 11:10 AM 9/10/2002 -0400, you wrote: >>>>>> I like the CF Easter Egg >>>>>> >>> >>> >>> Ok I shouldn't really do this on CF-Talk, but I can't resist..... >>> Sorry Michael..... >>> >>> Does anything work on a Mac??? >>> >>> Sorry Dick.... Only joking! >>> >>> >>> Stephen >>> >>> >>> >> > ______________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
