Hi David, Thanks for responding. An answer and questions are mixed in with your response, if you wish to address them.
David C. Kerber wrote: > >>I'm no authority on it, but my experience with using FreeDOS as a file server was not encouraging. I >>used the MS networking services that came with WFW 3.11, and it was functional but unacceptably >>slow. At the time (a few months ago), nobody had a suggestion of a faster set of server libraries, so I >>gave up on it and went to a different OS. > >>How much RAM do those machines have? > > 256MB, 512MB for a while on one. > >> If at least 128MB and you have some unused copies of windows XP lying >> around, that configuration has >>worked pretty well for me as a low end file server (for logging over the network mostly), and would >>probably be ok for archiving as well. With essentially no user applications running, 128MB is enough for >>XP to act as a file server. > I'm surprised, MS still supports K6 CPUs. > I suspect one needs to tell the Setup to limit the files installed > somehow. Is that a normal setup > question asked? Or does one need to throw a switch at it to get there? > >>D > > Sincerely, Gregory D. MELLOTT > >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: gdmellott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2008 8:25 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS for Large Scale Storage? >>> >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I am familiar with DOS and have used FreDOS, though it was >>> some time ago. >>> What is the present outlook for an endeavor to use FreeDOS to >>> run older machines with K6-2 processors [typically >>> 400-500mHz], using a RAID card and making some large storage, >>> to archive data on over a network? I have quite a few FIC >>> va-503+ MBs and at least 3 FIC PA-2013 MBs. They all use ECC >>> memory and have at least 1/2MBytes of L2 Cache on the MB. >>> They worked reasonably fast with Linux. When Debian stopped >>> supporting the K6 processor, they were not very usable. I was >>> told to try an older version of Debian. My experience has >>> been, though; the files to install it are not in a functional >>> state any more. >>> >>> Sincerely, Gregory D. MELLOTT > > >>> -- >> View this message in context: >> http://www.nabble.com/FreeDOS-for-Large-Scale-Storage--tp20520 >> 184p20520184.html >> Sent from the FreeDOS - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------- >> ----------- >> This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move >> Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based >> applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize >> is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the >> world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ >> _______________________________________________ >> Freedos-user mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's > challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great > prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the > world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/FreeDOS-for-Large-Scale-Storage--tp20520184p20522051.html Sent from the FreeDOS - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
