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To: rudedog who wrote (8454)	6/15/1998 6:35:00 AM
From: CENTrader	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 74651

The World's Smartest Man One night, a twin-engine puddle jumper was flying somewhere above New Jersey. There were five people on board: the pilot, Michael Jordan,Bill Gates, the Dalai Lama, and a hippie. Suddenly, an oxygen generator exploded loudly in the luggage compartment, and the passenger cabin began to fill with smoke. The cockpit door opened, and the pilot burst into the compartment. "Gentlemen," he began, "I have good news and bad news. The bad news is that we're about to crash in New Jersey. The good news is that there are four parachutes, and I have one of them!" With that, the pilot threw open the door and jumped from the plane. Michael Jordan was on his feet in a flash. "Gentlemen," he said, "I am the world's greatest athlete. The world needs great athletes. I think the world's greatest athlete should have a parachute!" With these words, he grabbed one of the remaining parachutes, and hurtled through the door and into the night. Bill Gates rose and said, "Gentlemen, I am the world's smartest man. The world needs smart men. I think the world's smartest man should have a parachute, too." He grabbed one, and out he jumped. The Dalai Lama and the hippie looked at one another. Finally, the Dalai Lama spoke. "My son," he said, "I have lived a satisfying life and have known the bliss of True Enlightenment. You have your life ahead of you; you take a parachute, and I will go down with the plane." The hippie just smiled slowly and said, "Hey, don't worry, pop. The world's smartest man just jumped out wearing my backpack."

To: rudedog who wrote (8454)	6/16/1998 2:13:00 PM
From: cheryl williamson	Respond to of 74651

Rudedog, Price parity for Solaris development tools: go2net.newsalert.com

To: rudedog who wrote (8454)	6/16/1998 6:38:00 PM
From: cheryl williamson	Respond to of 74651

Rudedog, Note especially the announcement on the Enterprise 450: 192.9.48.5 IBM Data Management Solutions for Sun Solaris Database/Server Solution Designed To Meet Today's Business Intelligence Needs IBM and Sun Microsystems, Inc. expand joint marketing and solution initiatives that strengthen their product lines and give customers powerful new ways to use business data and leverage the power of the Internet for competitive advantage. Now, in addition to DB2 Universal Database, users of Sun's servers and storage systems will have direct access to the full line of IBM data management and business intelligence software, including DB2 OLAP Server and Intelligent Miner. IBM customers with existing investments in DB2 infrastructure will now have a broader set of platform choices on which to build scalable business intelligence solutions. Under the initiative, IBM and Sun will expand their joint engineering team to optimize DB2 scalability on large Sun Enterprise server and Sun StorEd platforms. IBM plans to provide DB2 features on the Solaris operating environment at the same time they are released on other platforms. As part of the initiative, IBM and Sun will agree to undertake joint marketing and sales activities. Highlights of partnership: DB2 Universal Database support for Sun's Enterprise 10000 server (also known as the Starfire server). Sun's Starfire system offers unique management features such as Dynamic System Domains, making the combination of DB2 and Starfire server ideal for supporting mission-critical applications. Sun and IBM are working with Merisel and Infospace to offer customers a Web-based solution that optimizes database for business intelligence. Running on Sun's Enterprise 450 workgroup server, the solution provides a scalable alternative to those based on PC servers running

To: rudedog who wrote (8454)	6/16/1998 6:43:00 PM
From: cheryl williamson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

Rudedog, Since you seem so interested in the Enterprise 450, here are some specs: 192.9.48.5 The Enterprise 450 delivers excellent performance for almost any mix of compute-, data-, or I/O-intensive applications: It features up to four 250 or 300-MHz UltraSPARC-IITM processors, a 1.6-GB/sec UPA interconnect, and a 1GB/sec PCI I/O subsystem for outstanding performance and data throughput. With up to 4 GB of main memory, 84 GB of fast hot-swap UltraSCSI internal storage, and over 6 TB of storage capacity, it's a server you can count on when times--and workloads--change.

To: rudedog who wrote (8454)	6/16/1998 6:56:00 PM
From: cheryl williamson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

Rudedog, And finally, a feature-by-feature comparison with the CPQ Proliant 6000: 192.9.48.5 It's from last November, but I'm sure you realize that SUNW isn't going to let its 450's lag behind any improvements made by CPQ. As of last November the SUNW Enterprise 450: o Has a faster CPU o Has 4x as much cache per CPU o Has 6TB of storage compared to 1.2TB o Has a higher bandwidth on its PCI I/O slots (over 3x higher) o Has a base config price of $14,650 vs. $14,724