Re: HELP: Advantages of DEC Alpaha over Intel machines?

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From: Terry C. Shannon
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 1997 00:00

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Kevin Arnold wrote:
> 
> I am in process of selecting hardware and NOS for new accounting,
> manufacturing, distribution software package that runs on Oracle7 and is
> written entirely in Designer/Developer 2000.  Can anyone provide
> advice/comments on advantages and disadvantages of a DEC Alpha machine over,
> say, a Compaq Intel-based machine?

Alpha is faster and offers more high-end scalability. Also will support
VLM under WNT V5.0 (and actually supports Oracle8 VLM driver under WNT
4.0).

> 
> Also, advantages and disadvantes of UNIX vs. NT on said machines?
> 

WNT is less expensive than WNT. DUNIX is more scalable, clusterable, and
reliable than WNT.

Cheers,

Terry Shannon
Publisher, Shannon Knows DEC

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Subject: Re: HELP: Advantages of DEC Alpaha over Intel machines?
Date: 1997/10/23
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