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Subject:	Network Server
From:	"John D. Penberthy" <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Fri, 2 Apr 1999 14:52:39 -0500
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I have a six station, (1 server, 5 client) 10Base-T Ethernet , Win95 peer to
peer network in my home.

The server, (right now), is an AMD K6 300mhz CPU, (overclocked to 100mhz
bus, aka 350mhz), a 5.7 Maxtor and a 9.1 Seagate SCSI.  I have recently
purchased a handful of SCSI drives and am going to revamp the server to all
SCSI for speed.

My question is... once I switch to an all SCSI system how important is the
speed of the CPU?  Since the SCSI interface perfoms most of the "recall"
function do I really need a fast CPU for this size system, or can I relegate
the job to an old 166mhz Pentium?

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