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t36269v@saha.hut.fi (Sami Hero) writes:

>Just saw the new 4D v3.0 and server and spoke to people at ACI and as far
>as I am considered I haven't been so impressed for ages. 

    Yeah, I liked the demo they had at MacWorld, espcially since we got
to see them crash the thing on 2 separate days ;->.

>4D server and 4D Workstation should ship in US 15th september and in
>Europe 2-4 weeks later (according to ACI). 4D server has been definitely
>re-built for Multiuser since it minimizes the network traffic, does huge
>amount of processing in the server and is in all aspects incredible
>faster than old v2.0

    It does this by using Apple's ADSP protocol to send compressed
packets to and from the Server and Workstation programs. The program
will then decompress the packet and use the information. What this means
is that the Server actually flies over Local Talk and there is no need
for an AppleShare Server.

>As far as the rumor goes 4D server should be reasonable cheap also..?!?

    I'm not so sure about this. The new Server is going to be released
as is for any number of Workstation clients (50 is the recommended max),
so I would expect to shell out at least $2000-$3000 for such an
implimentation. But from what I have seen, it is well worth it,
especially if you already use 4D in an multi-user environment of more
than 4 users.

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