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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!nntp.coast.net!zombie.ncsc.mil!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.sprintlink.net!news1!not-for-mail From: root@dyson.iquest.net (John S. Dyson) Subject: Re: BSDI vs Win NT and netscape commerce server X-Nntp-Posting-Host: dyson.iquest.net Message-ID: <4apoeg$1jp@dyson.iquest.net> Sender: news@iquest.net (News Admin) Organization: John S. Dyson's home machine References: <4aku63$4bd@news.nstn.ca> <4aoi41$p4r@news.voicenet.com> Date: Thu, 14 Dec 1995 17:55:28 GMT Lines: 37 In article <4aoi41$p4r@news.voicenet.com>, 900RR <900RR> wrote: >jwebster@fox.nstn.ca (jwebster) wrote: > >>I have a question. I am setting up a commernce server and will most >>likly be useing the netscape commernce server. A friend of mine >>recommended going with BSDI Unix and another friend recommended Win NT. > >both recommendations are "right" for today. > >However, the decision you make should be based on the following: > >1) device support, and stability > >if you're trying to build high-end stuff, with exotic hardware (like >those sexy SMP boards with 4 P5 chips) then Windows NT is the ONLY way >to go. NT's had SMP support for years. The BSD camps are STILL working >on it. > Hmmm.... There are some *really* big sites using FreeBSD (in order to be non-partisan, I'll call it *BSD) on a P6 already. I guess that there are certain limited applications where you need that much (4 CPUs). But there might be a tradeoff where the *BSD solution might give you a better CPU bang for your buck. > >also, new hardware boards like PCI 100Mbps ethernet cards, are going >to be supported under NT well before they will be supported in any >unix. Maybe not in ALL cases. But if the OEM is writing the driver >code, you can bet the farm that the focus and effort will be on the NT >support first, everyone else a (quite distant) second. > *BSD (and probably Linux) already has DEC-chip and Intel 100Mbps E-net support. John dyson@freebsd.org