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From: ted@imsvax.UUCP (Ted Holden)
Newsgroups: net.micro.pc
Subject: 3-Server vs fast AT on net
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Date: Fri, 16-May-86 15:53:38 EDT
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Posted: Fri May 16 15:53:38 1986
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Organization: IMS Inc, Rockville MD
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I would appreciate hearing from anyone with any opinions as to the relative
merits of 3-Com's 3-Servers vs fast AT compatibles as file servers on PC
networks.  Possible combos for the AT in the comparison might be the Sperry IT
with the voice-coil (25 millisecond) disk available outside Sperry for around
$3000, or one of the popular Taiwanese clones running at 10 mhz with one of the
popular Seagate 38 mscnd disks.  Another useful piece of info would be whether
such a comparison would even be meaningful i.e. could it be that under normal
conditions for small LANs, traffic on the LAN would be a limiting factor
before any difference in the two servers would be felt?

Ted Holden, IMS