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Article #2441Re: Sun Ultra 60 or not?
From: msg
Date: Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:12
Date: Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:12
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Benjamin Gawert wrote: <snip> > > I can assure you that there are _lots_ of PCs and x86 servers that are > made of the same or even better hardware quality than Sun gear, running > rock solid for years. For example, the company I worked for until not > too long ago had an old IBM PS/2 Server 95XP running WindowsNT 3.51 > Server without downtime or reboot after application of the last service > pack (which was around 1998?). IBM made very reliable PCs, not only the > PS/2 series but also their Netfinity servers and IntelliStation PC > workstations. HP had their Vectra series PCs, the Kayak PC workstations > and their Netfinity PC servers, all of which were highly reliable. > Compaqs ProLiant servers are also well known for their endurance <snip> FWIW, the following machines are still running here (each since 1998): HP Vectra 486/66 server upgraded to AMD 133 (SVR4, continuous uptime) IBM PS2/95XP (OS/2 2.1 and 3 server) Sun IPXs (Solaris 2.6 and obsd 3.2, continuous uptime) Recent acquisition (2005): Compaq Proliant 3000 (2xCPU Win2k video capture and editing node with FC array) -- supports a collection of specialized EISA and PCI hardware. Michael
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