Archive of UserLand's first discussion group, started October 5, 1998.

Re: $15,000 to Burn

Author:Jim Roepcke
Posted:6/10/1999; 11:00:16 PM
Topic:$15,000 to Burn
Msg #:7192 (In response to 7190)
Prev/Next:7191 / 7193

I would lean closer towards 1-2K machines than 500K machines. You won't get enough cache and disk performance for $500. And rack mounted chassis are more $ than an ATX case.

Also, use VNC instead of Timbuktu. Lower RAM footprint, and it's free (GPL). There are clients and servers for all the major platforms, and there's a Java client.

http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/

Looks like ORL was bought by AT&T! oookay.

I've used both TB2 and VNC on my NT boxes, and while VNC only does screen sharing, it does it in a very non-invasive way, system-wise (very little to install, the client is a single .exe file, etc) and it's plenty fast!

I like TB2, I use it on my Macs, but for 7-15 machines, save your money -- that's a whole system for free!

Jim



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