Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 12:59:35 05/06/00
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On May 06, 2000 at 11:05:57, Albert Silver wrote: >On May 06, 2000 at 00:20:35, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>On May 05, 2000 at 10:58:16, Eugene Nalimov wrote: >> >>>(1) You have to only wait for more "user-friendly" environment. And it'll appear >>>as soon as *ix would become popular on desktop computers. >> >> >>I really don't think so. I think the unix 'folks' are more used to being >>a little more careful. IE I would _never_ run something sent via email, if >>it were possible to automate it. I'm simply not that trusting. But it is >>a matter of 'upbringing' no doubt. >> >> >> >>>(2) I already wrote that average user would login as the administrator -- please >>>read below. Just look how that average user logged on on NT/Win2k. >>> >>>Eugene >>> >> >> >>I don't think the average unix user logs on as root. I don't do it except >>when doing system tasks that require it. On our 250+ unix hosts here, there >>are only two of us that even _know_ the root password. >> >>But in any case, news: >> >>I now have 120 gigs of disk ready. I will finish setting up the new ftp >>machine Monday, although it may take another day to get it online, as it is >>also our usenet news server and phasing that over takes a bit of time to get >>everything synchronized >> >>shortly there will be a 120gig partition for databases... hopefully by Tuesday >>at the latest. > >How big are the 6 piece tablebases on average? How many do you think you will be >able to place on it? All? > > Albert Silver I tried to calculate this a while back, but compression and eugene's twisted indexing scheme make it impossible (for me) to calculate the sizes of the files very accurately. I _hope_ they will fit in a terrabyte or so, but I suspect we are talking 2 terrabytes before we are done, maybe more... My ftp machine will be lucky to hold 10% of those, although by the time they are done, I suspect a 2 terrabyte ftp machine will be doable.
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