Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 13:33:09 -0500 (CDT) From: Chris Dillon <cdillon@wolves.k12.mo.us> To: Francisco Reyes <francisco@natserv.com> Cc: FreeBSD questions <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Hardware for small Samba server? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.02A.9809221330220.5695-100000@duey.hs.wolves.k12.mo.us> In-Reply-To: <199809220222.WAA25047@federation.addy.com>
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On Mon, 21 Sep 1998, Francisco Reyes wrote: > I am planning to setup a small Samba server to support 5 to 10 people. > They will be doing mostly word processing. > > I am planning to get two 3.2 Gig drives. How much memory will be enough > for this? > > current plans: > -AMD 266Mhz or 300Mhz > -Two 3.2Gig Ultra SCSII > -96MB ECC 8ns SDRAM DIMMs (64 + 32) > > The goal is to come up with a system less than $2000 (including tape > backup, monitor, etc..) > > The price difference in the AMD CPUs from 233 to 300 is so little (less > than $35) that I am tempted to go with a 300. Same for memory 10ns vs > 8ns. > Since a 486-66, 16MB RAM, and a 1GB drive would probably be sufficient for 20 or 30 people pushing small files back and forth, anything you get nowadays would be enough. :-) -- Chris Dillon - cdillon@wolves.k12.mo.us - cdillon@inter-linc.net /* FreeBSD: The fastest and most stable server OS on the planet. For Intel x86 and compatibles (SPARC and Alpha under development) (http://www.freebsd.org) */ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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