[AccessD] OT: Server Needed

Hi Drew

I like such cute non-hefty desktops stuffed with three SCSI drives,
SCSI controller, insufficient cooling and no room for a tape drive.

/gustav


> Nope, you don't need a hefty machine at all.  You app isn't going to use
> many resources at all, just file sharing.
 
> I would recommend, if they are concerned about money, for them to just get a
> Pentium III or IV desktop.  (I'd say at least 256 to 512 megs of RAM).  Get
> three hard drives.  (SCSI...but that may be a bit expensive....), Mirror the
> OS, and RAID a data drive (you can do all of that in Disk Management...with
> Windows 2000, no RAID controller necessary.)  If you don't want to setup a
> domain, then you can stick with Windows 2000 Pro.  If you want to setup a
> domain, then you'll need Windows 2000 (which ups the price, but you already
> knew that).