Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 16:06:07 -0700 (MST) From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org> To: sef@kithrup.com (Sean Eric Fagan) Cc: dennis@etinc.com, louie@TransSys.COM, hackers@FreeBSD.org, isp@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Frame Relay and FreeBSD Message-ID: <199602142306.QAA00950@phaeton.artisoft.com> In-Reply-To: <199602141941.LAA29287@kithrup.com> from "Sean Eric Fagan" at Feb 14, 96 11:41:31 am
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> >eeee-gads...why? Can it by my firewall? can I add an ethernet for $60.? Can > >I add a T1 > >for $200? Can it serve my Web pages? can it be my E-mail server? > > Can your Web or e-mail server boot up in 30 seconds or less? IF you have a swap area that is the size of usable swap *plus* the size of memory *AND* You add state save/restore patches, THEN the answer is 15-20 seconds. The answer is about 30-40 seconds for an install, if the install calculates (and you immediately accept) reasonable minimal config defaults. > Does your Web or e-mail server have NO moving parts? Do fans count? 8-). > Can your Web or e-mail server function without a keyboard, monitor, monitor > card, disk drive, floppy drive, etc? Does "etc." include Flash-ATA? 8-). > Can you fit 10-15 of your Web or e-mail servers in the space taken up by a > standard large tower PC case? Do portables count? You pay a premium for density... Terry Lambert terry@lambert.org --- Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present or previous employers.
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