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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (67665)	10/31/1998 2:51:00 PM
From: rudedog	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 186894

Tenchusatsu - I'm not basing my discussion on a magazine column. I have seen more than 1 design which includes 32MB RAM, 10/100 ethernet and all the SW components for a painless out of box install, with a target price under $1K including absolutely everything you need including the CAT5 cable. A hub is assumed in any system with more than 2 boxes currently, so I don't believe that is part of the cost equation. These designs are headless (no monitor, mouse or keyboard) and use client-based administration. These systems have fine performance as a file and web proxy server for 10 users or less. The designs I saw did not use either MSFT OS or Intel processor but supported MS file systems. features differed slightly between systems from different vendors but included the basics - file and web support, backup and restore, and a no-frills administration model. My sense is that Intel will hit the same target but also not with MSFT OS. Don't take my word for it, just wait a few months and read the ads.

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (67665)	10/31/1998 7:02:00 PM
From: kash johal	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Tench, Re: It's very inconceivable to imagine that a "thin server" is going to >cost under $1000. Consider that most sub-$1000 machines out there >don't even have more than 32 MB of RAM. A server without enough >RAM is dead in the water, period. What about a fast hard drive? >Network hubs? Operating system (surely you won't run Windows 98 >on a server)? Other software? >OK, perhaps you can split hairs and subtract the cost of the monitor >and the network hardware and the software from the price of the >thin server, and perhaps you can get closer to the $1000 price >range. It may be inconcievable with Intel CPU's but not AMD's. In fact more and more SOHO market will be an important market and a lot of work is going on low cost home networking via regular phone extensions as well etc. A low cost server with perhaps a PC in every room may be the norm in a few years. We have 3 PC's in our house and will be adding a fourth pretty soon. Once HDTV decoders become available for PC, I will probably have a fifth in my living room as well. Regards, Kash.