On 2 Apr 99, at 14:52, John D. Penberthy wrote:

> 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?

  I would say that it would depend on the NOS and server-side services
you intend to provide.  If it's just a file server, then network and
disk throughput are going to dominate.  As you add more functions -- NT
domain, mail, database, FTP, Web, gateway (shared connection to outside
Internet), and so on -- demand for server CPU and RAM is likely to rise.


David G

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