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To: Mary Cluney who wrote (41125)	11/28/1997 3:16:00 PM
From: Mary Cluney	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Paul, apologies for my arithmetic in the previous message:>>>With $600 billion, you, Paul Fiondella, can supply every human being that has ever existed on this planet (plus all the Neanderthals that you can dig up) with one of your sub $1000 computers!.<<< Make that >>>With $600 billion, you, Paul Fiondella, can supply every human being that has ever existed in the Western Hemisphere (plus all the Aztecs that you can dig up) with one of your sub $1000 computers!. In any case, I hope you understand what I am trying to say. Regards, Mary

To: Mary Cluney who wrote (41125)	11/28/1997 5:58:00 PM
From: greenspirit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Mary, this article I think touches on what your describing.... Comdex Showcases PCs That Push The Envelope November 28, 1997 Internet Week via Individual Inc. : Las Vegas - Personal computer vendors continued to push the upper limits of power with high-end computing systems introduced last week at Comdex. Technologies such as multiprocessing, clustering and high-speed, high-capacity storage give the PC architecture the ability to compete with the highest-end systems, said Compaq Computer CEO Eckard Pfeiffer in his keynote address on Monday. "The PC will reach up into the highest end of the most complex operations and totally displace remaining legacy systems,'' Pfeiffer said. As if to prove Pfeiffer's point, NCR Corp. and Data General Corp. introduced eight-way Pentium Pro servers designed for data warehousing, online transaction processing and other database applications. But pure power wasn't all. Packard Bell NEC Inc. and Hewlett-Packard introduced low-end workgroup servers incorporating management features and hot-swappable components, allowing PCs to compete with other architectures not just in terms of power, but also in terms of reliability. DG's announcement of the eight-way AViiON AV 8600 Pentium Pro server pushed the upper limit of SMP technology, differing from previous announcements of upcoming eight-way servers from Compaq and HP. DG's server is available in a two-unit, rack-mounted cluster using Microsoft Cluster Server software to link the units together. The DG unit will be available in mid-December, priced at $100,000 for a typical configuration. The NCR WorldMark 4380 server is an eight-way, Pentium Pro-based version of the four-processor WorldMark 4300 introduced last year. The 4380 uses OctaScale architecture developed by NCR to link two, four-processor Intel boards. The system is priced from $17,900 to $60,000 depending on configuration, and is available immediately. On the low end, the NEC Express5800 ES1200 is a Pentium II-based server priced at about $3,000. The server includes several features more typical of higher-end systems, including on-board RAID disk drives and an ESMPRO ASIC chip designed to monitor hardware parameters such as heat, power supply, processor and disk performance, and report potential problems to a management console. The system will be available next month. HP, meanwhile, announced two new low-end Pentium II-based servers. The HP NetServer LC II is designed for small- and medium-sized workgroups and includes on-board Remote Assistant hardware and software for systems management and diagnostics. The system supports up to two processors with either standard or hot-swappable disk drives. The LC II is priced starting at $2,700. The LH II, which also runs one or two processors, supports Microsoft Cluster Server for added reliability and power. It also comes with standard hot-swappable drives and redundant power supplies. Starting price is about $4,200. Both systems support on-board RAID. The systems are scheduled to be available in January. _____________________________________________________________________ Regards, Michael