Author: Keith Ian Price
Date: 22:26:47 06/03/02
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On June 03, 2002 at 18:24:59, Roy Eassa wrote: >On June 03, 2002 at 17:57:45, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>On June 03, 2002 at 15:30:25, J. C. Boco wrote: >> >>>On www.hotdealsclub.com I learned that there is a server for sale for $2000. >>>No, I'm not interested in buying it, but it has resurfaced a question I have had >>>for some time now. >>> >>>Just what makes a computer built for a server different from a regular computer? >>> Is there a reason why server-computers seem to cost less then regular ones (my >>>observation based mostly on cursory comparisons between processor speeds and >>>RAM)? Why do computer manufacturers go out of their way to maintain a server >>>line of computers? >> >> >>Generally: >> >>1. Better I/O. Typically SCSI disks rather than EIDE. >> >>2. More PCI slots for expansion. >> >>3. Often capable of using a second CPU although many don't ship with >>both processors installed. >> >>4. More memory to provide additional buffer/caching space to further >>eliminate file I/O bottlenecks. >> >>5. "less fancy" on-board graphics, since a server is not going to be used >>as a graphical workstation. >> >>6. Possibly "more fancy" network devices, including having two 100mbit >>interfaces. Or if the hardware is new, gigabit ethernet ports. > > >Don't forget that sometimes (not always of course) it involves a different OS >too (e.g., Windows NT Workstation versus Windows NT Server). Supposedly different software. The difference between Windows NT 4.0 Workstation and Windows NT 4.0 Server was 4 registry hacks. kp
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