One hitch: I will bet dollars to donuts they are using TeeTimes software (or something very similar) which will not run on XP Pro, as it's activeX background works like mud on it..
Just as a note, even if not (though I'd be shocked if not, as I'm betting it's taking the teetimes, making the reservation, and avoiding conflicts, so a OBDC backend, even if a simple one) anyway, XP Pro will suck for this purpose. And if they are using TeeTimes, they have to use a IIS PC, so 2003 server is your best route; if you want to stay cheap and accomplish this, and since they don't need a domain server, etc. most likely, you can get 2003 Web Edition. CW -----Original message----- From: Thane Sherrington [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 30 May 2005 20:39:07 -0500 To: The Hardware List [email protected] Subject: RE: [H] Question on XP Pro > At 05:36 PM 30/05/2005, Chris Reeves wrote: > >Well, you haven't given out any details on the situation (what you are > >trying to do) so I have no way of knowing ;) If it's just serving HTML, > >then that's one thing.. if you need to do script security or any of that > >kind of stuff, that's something else altogether. > > :) Sorry about that. This question comes from an MCSE who works for a > company that sells golf and country club software. Apparently the software > allows people to book online. For some reason, the club hosts the page on > their own computers (presumably on an ADSL or cable connection.) He told > me that XP Pro wouldn't work because only 10 people would be able to access > the page at a time. I said I thought that the 10 conneciton limit was for > network connections, not HTTP. I can't see this being a high usage site > (it's not a major golf course, and it's in the highlands of Cape Breton) > but I could be wrong. Probably 100 hits an hour, I would think. > > I'm supposed to quote on the hardware based on their specs, but since they > don't appear to have a clue what the hardware requirements would be, I'm > trying to help out. > > T >
