http://www.ontracks.co.uk> If non-IA32 is the only criteria, then pick up a small SPARCstation or > Netra 1, or a MIPS-based SGI. All are cheaper to operate than the MP3K, > and all are well supported (and run Herc passably well).
There are a couple of perhaps saner options - an old PPC mac (new ones are x86-64), or a current Sparc box (very nice but not cheap) and some will run latest Linux stuff > With Intel hardware, you get what you pay for. If you buy good stuff -- > tolerably good used xSeries boxes or HP DL-class boxes go for about > $250-300 on eBay -- then it's very reliable. If you use off the shelf I'd second that comment. This is the uptime on my build server today: 23:34:45 up 701 days, 5:02, 4 users, load average: 0.00, 0.00, This isn't a generic random cheap PC board but a high end motherboard, dual opteron processors with AMD approved fans, ECC memory, and two SCSI controllers driving RAID5 arrays in hotswap chassis. The case is a proper server case with extra temperature controlled fans. The whole thing is on a large UPS. You get what you pay for (sometimes) Alan ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
