Author: Robert Henry Durrett
Date: 05:30:38 06/04/02
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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? After all of the answers are in on the specific differences, the next logical question will be whether or not computers designed for use as servers might also be better for use as a chess computer. When someone decides to purchase a new computer, he/she will want to get the best computer he/she can afford. Most people use their computers for more than just chess, so what they will need will also be influenced by their other applications. Nevertheless, a "real" computer chess enthusiast [i.e. "nut"] will want "the best" for chess. Could "server computers" fill that need? If not, what changes would have to be made in the server computer to make it more suitable as a chess computer? Is it better to purchase an ordinary desktop and not a server computer? Bob D.
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