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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!vtc.tacom.army.mil!agis!ns2.mainstreet.net!news.isp.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.sprintlink.net!buffnet2.buffnet.net!usenet From: bdj@buffnet.net (James Blackmoore) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc Subject: Re: Some BSDI Info request... Date: 12 Sep 1995 19:44:30 GMT Organization: BuffNET Lines: 44 Message-ID: <434nuu$379@buffnet2.buffnet.net> References: <432vk1$hk4@miwok.nbn.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: buffnet3.buffnet.net X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.92.2 In article <432vk1$hk4@miwok.nbn.com>, Philipp Ott <philipp@beagle.co.at> says: >Thanks in Advance! > >1. I was told there're two configs: $470 for 1-4 users and $870 or so for 1-16 users. >What's the "users" counted against? concurrent Telnet/logins? FTP users? WWW >connections? Serial logins? > Users is how many individuals are using the machine at one time. This includes your dial in users, your telnetters, anyone connecting via ethernet, etc. >2. Is the underlying BSDI OS complete=all sorts of shell, c compiler, xlib and some >graphics environment, graphic text editor etc? We don't have the BSD/OS to compare with. We Just run the BDSI and it seems complete... > >3. The ad says "Link directly to 56k or T1". A friend of mine would/could use the >system if it supports [European] ISDN with both channels at 64k. Any experience with >ISDN, US or otherwise? > I was working on the same issue. So far the answer is no. >4. General idea about a good setup - like a P75/90, 16+ MB memory, ATI card or >whatever? Does it perform nice and smooth with 16MB or does it need more - aside from >the fact that no unix system can't ever have enough memory. > They recommend 8 megs plus .5 megs for each concurrent user, so you'd be covered for up to 16 users. We run at 32 megs, but I haven't had enough online to see an effect yet.... Call BSDI and ask for the comparison, they'll mail it to you. It's a good comparison, though highly edited... Regards, James