In a message dated 6/18/05 9:50:51 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << Servers are another whole class of critters; ...The 970 "G5" processor that is GOING to be in the XBox uses just a subset of the chip that Apple uses in the G5s, not the same chip, just a member of the same family. Kind of like the 68040 that had a math coprocessor and the 68LC040 which did not. Both are members of the 68040 family, but they are not the same chip....Yes, any computer CAN be a server, but server class hardware is another story completely. True servers are designed to run 24x7x365 in a server room environment. They are designed to, for example, serve multiple files from a database to hundreds of users simultaneously.>>
What is it that makes a server a server? The only hardware I can think of is a reliable hard drive. I have not had reliablility issues with any computer that was not harddrive related. Put a scsi drive in any computer and that seems, to me, to make that computer a server. Not to say that a reliable ATA set up wouldnt produce similar results. seriously I could use my beige G3, hook up a "new" 50 pin scsi-2 drive to it and id have a server, capable of running 24/7, and with a gigabit PCI card, many, many users could access the computer at once. Why am I being criticized for my hopes for the future of Apple? I wanna see a $400 Mac Mini and a $1000 tower and suddenly Im a whiny person? Please, lets have more maturity than this, because his response was rude enough in my opinion for me to have to type the response i did. chris -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:" Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
