Peter Machell wrote:
OK good - so do all the onboard NICs on new boards use PCI-X? I haven't
tested for speed using these.
It will depend on the board. Nearly all will do 55MBPS now, most new
boards were this time last year, but which ones now do 90+ MBPS, needs
checking. Current server boards are a high probability.
However, like TS, the penalty is the need for a more robust server, and
possible serious additional licensing costs, especially for larger
practices where the MSDE won't cut it. For smaller practices TS is not
cheaper,
Not the Microsoft way no, but Winconnect Server XP will save dollars for
any small practice with a network.
Winconnect is a TS technology, I presume?
and if implemented in larger practices, properly, needs a very
good server
I'd say every practice needs a very good server, and large TS
installations need more than one.
I've yet to see a medical centre prepared to spring for two good
servers. One is hard enough. I had a win in April with a HP G4 series
bundle with 3.2GHz Xeon, dual processor capability, SCSI RAID 1 and
redundant everything for $5k. Goes very well, we'll see what happens
with MD3, though.
and reliable, not moribund, clients with good graphics, as
Horst has suggested.
I don't understand - we need nothing more than basic graphics on thin
clients or workstations - can you elaborate?
Old S3 graphics cards and five year old 15" monitors with colour shifts,
lousy contrast, small screen area, etc. still look like shit running
under TS.
Also, the advantages of TS diminish further if you
are using a client-server application in the first place.
I'm not convinced with the old client routine and the need for redundant
servers to do it properly. I'll have a look at Winconnect if I get a
chance though. I know David Guest is in love with his EPIA boards and
designed thin-client boxes, but I can't get enthusistic.
Greg
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