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From: lauac@mead.qal.berkeley.edu (Alexander Lau)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: What kind of Mac for AS server?
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Date: 29 Mar 89 06:14:32 GMT
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In article <9684@bmc.uu.se> sys_ms@bmc.uu.se (Mats Sundvall) writes:
>What kind of Mac shall you use if you need a fast Appleshare fileserver
>on Ethertalk.
>Is a SE30 optimal? You have no use of the extra cards you can put into
>a IIcx. Or should you go for a IIcx? My feeling is that a fast disk is
>very important. Is the disks delivered with a SE30 or IIcx appropiate or
>should you choose something else?
>		Mats Sundvall			

BMUG uses an SE/30 for its AppleShare fileserver, along with the 40
meg drive it came with.  The sucker is still VERY SLOW.  They're using
PhoneNET, though, not EtherTalk, so I'm not sure if this will help you.
Also, they're getting a couple of new external 300 meg drives soon.

An SE/30 is actually faster than a IIx or IIcx, this has been discussed
before many a time.  So, if I were you, I'd get the SE/30, it's the
fastest one on the market now.

--- Alex
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