CompuServe Messages

Evan, PMJI, but there was one point in this thread that you made that I felt compelled to expound upon. I'm NOT disagreeing, just adding additional info…. >> Regarding the performance of a 386/40 versus a 486/33 as a network server – there are too many factors to make a flat statement. << DEFINITELY, and one _major_ factor will be the NOS. In Lantastic (or other peer-to-peer) the network can have a tendency to very processor bound. The major reason for this is the foreground task, and it's impact on the NOS in the background. Want proof, load an AutoCAD drawing on a Lantastic print/plot server and watch your spool times go through the roof! However, on a 32-bit NOS (such as Novell), you can't get fast enough I/O. We have several 486/33 Novell servers (serving AutoCAD networks) that run 5% to 10% on _processor_ utilization, and at the same time are 90% to 100% on I/O and packet exchange (disk, bus, and ethernet card!). Just wanted to add this for those following the thread! Chuck