Re: Linux in the future?

2017-06-19 Thread Chip Scheide via 4D_Tech
Apple announced a 'fill-in' Mac pro - not sure of pricing it is a beefed up iMac, so.. you will have to deal with an 'all-in-one' form factor On Fri, 16 Jun 2017 16:43:45 +0200, Paul Lovejoy via 4D_Tech wrote: > Neil, > > Yes, we’ve been looking into the Mac Pro as an option to replace a >

Re: Linux in the future?

2017-06-16 Thread Jeffrey Kain via 4D_Tech
For best performance, you'll need the 64-bit version of 4D Server, which on Mac will require the new network layer. Good luck with that... my last experience with v15R4 was that it was still very slow compared to the legacy network layer (supported by Windows 64-bit server and all 32-bit

Re: Linux in the future?

2017-06-16 Thread Paul Lovejoy via 4D_Tech
Neil, Yes, we’ve been looking into the Mac Pro as an option to replace a stack of xServes. But the Mac Pro is end- 2013 without any updates. It’s getting long in the tooth and much of the price is for high-end graphics which don’t help one bit. We’ve read rumors of a modular Mac Pro for 2018.

Re: Linux in the future?

2017-06-16 Thread Charles Miller via 4D_Tech
At one of my clients we have a 180 gig data file on previous iteration of cylinder mac with attached SSD raid it to about 30 minutes to repair and rebuild indices for that data file, so I think it is pretty fast as Neil said Regards Chuck Sent from my iPhone On Jun 16, 2017, at 10:31 AM,

RE: Linux in the future?

2017-06-16 Thread Dennis, Neil via 4D_Tech
> Thanks for the reply. It’s a pity. With Apple having abandoned server > hardware years ago, > the only legal choice is Windows. What a shame for a non-Windows shop to have > to support > a Windows server just for that. That adds lots of cost and complexity. Just because Apple doesn't have an

Re: Linux in the future?

2017-06-16 Thread Paul Lovejoy via 4D_Tech
Neil, Thanks for the reply. It’s a pity. With Apple having abandoned server hardware years ago, the only legal choice is Windows. What a shame for a non-Windows shop to have to support a Windows server just for that. That adds lots of cost and complexity. Paul > Le 16 juin 2017 à 15:33,

Re: Linux in the future?

2017-06-16 Thread npdennis via 4D_Tech
> I remember years ago 4D “Universal” was supposed to run on Linux one day. I > haven’t followed the DEVCONs in a while. Are there still any discussions > concerning a Linux version of 4D Server? I haven’t heard anything since “years ago”. I saw it once then never heard again. So if they are

Linux in the future?

2017-06-16 Thread Paul Lovejoy via 4D_Tech
I remember years ago 4D “Universal” was supposed to run on Linux one day. I haven’t followed the DEVCONs in a while. Are there still any discussions concerning a Linux version of 4D Server? Paul ** 4D Internet Users Group (4D