🚀 go-pugleaf

Michael M. Rye (1726@topcity.mn.org) wrote:
: dfraser@mother.com (Dan J. Fraser) wrote:
: >This isn't really a feasable use for Amiga.  There's too much data, and
: >Amiga is too unreliable.
: 
: >While it is a good computer, Amiga systems probably shouldn't be used where
: >mission-critical reliability is an issue.
: 
: >If you want to run an IRC server, you should probably invest in a real
: >computer.
: -- 
: What's your definition of a "real" computer???  And don't tell me
: a Wintel box either.  You'll get laughed at by more people than just
: me in this newsgroup!

He just means a computer with a more stable and protected operating system,
such as UNIX. UNIX was _designed_ for this sort of multiuser application - it
is very stable indeed and resilient to misbehaving applications. Running an
IRC server on a machine so poorly protected as the Amiga would be asking for
trouble, especially since a system crash would take down not only that
machine, but break links in the IRC net, causing netsplits. These are a bad
enough problem as it is.

The network, memory and CPU loads involved in running an IRC server are also
pretty enormous, which makes the idea of doing such a thing on an Amiga
uneconomical as well as impractical.

-- Mat.