IIcx or IIci as a server

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From: edwin_l_king
Date: Wed, 11 Apr 1990 01:25

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  Help me deal with a salesman:

  We're putting in a network (ethernet) of Macs and I figured in a
IIcx as a server for a couple big disks 300-600mb on a TOPS network
(yeah, I know Tops is a distributed network, I'm just treating it like
a server).
  I figured the IIcx would be more than adequate for the job, but the
salesman is recommending a IIci. He says it would be better since it
is faster.
  I didn't think cpu speed would make a big difference in the speed of
disk access over the network, so I didn't think the extra performance
would be worth the bucks (we are not at all tight for money, but why
waste it, right?).
  Who is right, will the IIci enhance access to the large SCSI disks
attached to it, or will the IIcx do the job (remember, this is NOT an
applications server, will be used mostly for storage of large page
layout and graphics files).
  I have a meeting to discuss this with the salesmen and some other
management types tomorrow (Wed. April 11) at 2 p.m. EST.
  Any advice?

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