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From: mpierce@ewu.UUCP (Mathew Pierce)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.amiga
Subject: Reasons for A3000UX as a server over DEC or SPARC
Keywords: Numbers, facts, figures, and other stuff.
Message-ID: <1510@ewu.UUCP>
Date: 17 Mar 91 09:08:05 GMT
Organization: Eastern Washington Univ. Cheney WA
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Hello everyone,
Our graphics lab is lokking for a new server for our UNIX network.
We are running SUN 386i's, but they are fast becoming too slow to 
keep up with our work load.  The administration is looking to buy
a new server, and have been looking a DEC station or Sun SPARC box.

I am wondering how an A3000 would stack up against the latter.  The 
unit will only be used as a server, so the main concern is i/o speed
(I guess that's the main concern).

Can anyone supply me with some comparative numbers concerning data IO
of the A3000 compared to the other boxes mentioned, and your opinions?

Thanks alot,

Matt Pierce