Dave, I wouldn't waste my time trying to beef up a consumer-grade computer. There are many industrial- and military-grade i86 computers available commercially that you could start from.
The rub is your characterization "Being a typical customer, they want to keep the costs down but they also want it to work and operate reliably." Remind them that of the trilogy good-fast-cheap, they can choose any two. Off-the-shelf ruggedness costs money. Trying to build in ruggedness after the fact (and testing to make sure you succeeded) costs time and labor which equals money, but you know that :-) Good luck! Regards, Kent ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AppSumo Presents a FREE Video for the SourceForge Community by Eric Ries, the creator of the Lean Startup Methodology on "Lean Startup Secrets Revealed." This video shows you how to validate your ideas, optimize your ideas and identify your business strategy. http://p.sf.net/sfu/appsumosfdev2dev _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
