Hi Byron,
In a company, I feel that in any case, a server is the real way to go, and
in the end is not only time, but cost effective as well, especially with
five or more workstationsI may be wrong, but I believe that only in a tcpip
server environment sharing an access database will work correctly,  (ie, two
or more users accessing it at the same time).  Also in an office
environment, he should be backing up his data on a regular basis.  If he
plans on doing this on a workstation where someone will be working, he'll
only be asking for trouble.  Printing will also be much simpler as you won't
have users running back and forth to other people's workstations to pick up
their documents.  Those are only a few of the advantages.  As far as
disadvantages, those only lie in having a peer to peer network.  I would
tell him to go ahead with a server.
Regards,
Bill Ades
Doctor Data Technology Solutions, inc.
Brooklyn, NY
www.drdata.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Byron Wolter" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, February 15, 2003 9:34 AM
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Price of Windows XP


> Someone who runs an office wants to network 5 computers so each user can
> access a database (located on one computer). He wants to know if he should
> buy a server or just use 5 regular desktops. All 5 would not always be
> accessing the database, probably only 3 at a time. I wasn't sure which way
> to go. What would be the advantages/disadvantages of using an actual
server.
> Dell sells desktops, but they also list a server that has a Celeron
> processor.
>
> Byron Wolter
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