25 Nov
2003
25 Nov
'03
5:36 a.m.
So the question is: cheap used PC with X-GB drives for
the server - what
software would be also simple to get up and running w/out needing to go to
a year's worth of school... preferrably something in the Linux world...
what is the minimum platform specs that would run this server software:
proc speed, RAM size - HD space?
Am I correct in guessing that one thing that you're going to need is a fair number of
Serial Ports? If so, I'd recommend looking at either a Sun Sparc 20, or Sun Ultra 2.
Both are dual processor (actually if you get the right processors you can sqeeze four into
the Sparc 20), and you should be able to get an Aurora Serial card and breakout box. We
used to use Sparc 2's at work, and in some cases had two S-Bus Expansion boxes driving
a total of 96 serial ports, the systems were our console servers in the Computer Rooms.
Zane
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