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Looking for CDROM Server Solution - Please Read Me!

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From: Jay Quinn
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 1997 00:00

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I am trying to build a inexpensive CD Rom Server for a 150 person LAN.

I have looked at CD ROM servers like Procomm and other high end 
equipment vendors.  They are all very nice and also very expensive.  I 
also don't see how they are any better than what I can build.

you decide!

Now days there is 8x, 12x and even 16x CD ROM players.

I am currently having my hardware vendor search and find out who makes 
what speed in both IDE and SCSI.

Heres the specs on what I've come up with as an effective inexpensive 
solution:

1.)  1 Pentium 166/32MB RAM/1GB HDD/Scsi Card for 6-CD ROMS/NIC

2.)  6-16x SCSI CD-ROMs (Or E/IDE if they don't make em in SCSI)

2.)  Windows 95 SP1 and share out all CD ROM Volumes

3.)  Cacheing Software for the CD ROMS's

4.)  Put on LAN and serve out!

Well, what do you think?  Please take a stab at it to see if you feel 
that there is anything better I can do.

At this time I don't have prices but I will within a couple of days.

I think that my solution is still as good or better and a lot cheaper 
than what a place like Procomm will charge for the same basic thing.

Q

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Jay Quinn
jpquinn@cyberramp.net

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From: jpquinn@cyberramp.net (Jay Quinn)
Subject: Looking for CDROM Server Solution - Please Read Me!
Date: 1997/01/29
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