On Wed, 23 Aug 2000, Peter Jason Hardy wrote:
> > >
> > > The figure that predator quoted (600,000 rather than 800k) was probably
> > > from a study done by Dames and Moore consulting engineers, using some ABS
> > > statistics in their report.
> >
> > So there are stacks of them around in theory. The problem is that
> > 286's, 386's and 486's are very limited use.
> Beowulf! :-)
>
> Seriously, a quick exercise:
> Approach clueless salesman in the computer retailer of your choice. I
> picked the one I work for. Explain that you're getting cable access and
> would like to share it with a small home network. Ask for recommendations
> as to what sort of hardware/software you'll need. I was quoted a fairly
> high-end machine, running Windows 2k with a proprietary connection-sharing
> program. Not to mention a "home firewall" package, and everything
> else I'd need to be able to ssh in. Total cost around $3000.
> Tell clueless salesman that you've already arranged for a P90 with 16Mb of
> RAM to do the job with Linux, at a total cost of about $60 for two new
> network cards. Laugh at the expression on his face.
You don't work for Gerry, do you ?
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Jon
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