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From: bob@hanszen.rice.edu (Robert Morrison Dana)
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Bill Paul (wpaul@ctr.columbia.edu) wrote:
[Microsoft uses BSDI on their Win95 Web site]

Maybe they know something we don't.  From
http://www.windows.microsoft.com/windows/aboutsite.htm:

> We're running our Web site on some great machines from Digital. They
> are Digital Equipment Corporation Prioris 590DP - dual processor
> Pentiums with 128MB of RAM.

So, Microsoft is using BSDI on a dual processor machine.  Wonder how well
that second processor is utilized? :-)

Oh, and another case of "interesting" hardware choice.  Compaq runs their 
Web site on a BSDI Proliant 1500R.  Last time I checked, none of the Compaq
video, ethernet or SCSI cards are supported by BSDI.  That Proliant must
have 3rd party duplicates of everything!

-Robert

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