Date: Tue, 7 Jan 1997 14:33:00 -0500 (EST) From: Steve <shovey@buffnet.net> To: Michael Dillon <michael@memra.com> Cc: Charles Reese <reese@chem.duke.edu>, isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: News on FreeBSD Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.95.970107143224.22460W-100000@buffnet11.buffnet.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.3.93.970107075439.17814B-100000@sidhe.memra.com>
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On Tue, 7 Jan 1997, Michael Dillon wrote: > On Tue, 7 Jan 1997, Charles Reese wrote: > > > I am also interested in setting up News and at the risk of getting roasted I > > would like to ask if anyone has used a multiple PC/FreeBSD system using IDE > > drives. For the same price as the SCSI system one could get 3- 486s each > > with 2 enhanced IDEs. > > > > I'm ducking now, > > *sizzle* Mmmm, roast duck! > > Nobody uses IDE drives on servers of any sort. > > The side effect of this is that the drive manufacturers have somewhat > higher internal quality standards for SCSI drive models even when the > physical mechanism is identical to the IDE model. Of course, this doesn't > always mean they are perfect, but it helps to make SCSI drives last longer > under a thrashing. And in a news server, thrashing is what they will get. i second this one - I used IDE's for some simple servers and they eventually each made me a problem I couldnt rectify without tossing the drive and replacing it altogether.
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