Re: What is the best platform for Informix 7.x?

Boris Benko wrote > >Well.... PC architecture is very old and I would say obsolete. What you mean by 'PC architecture'? Processor, bus systems, anything else? Would you count the PCI bus as obsolete too? :-) It seems to become an platform independent standard. >If you don't want to have any additional problems then go with >a brand name computer (Compaq for example)... If you go with SUN >it will be even better. SUN can control the development of the hardware. >Their hardware is much more reliable than *ANY* PC hardware, including >Compaq's. Remember that Compaq computers are STILL PCs! Could you please explain me the difference of (brand) memories and disks working in a SUN or COMPAQ box :=?##?) I don't expect working f.ex. a Seagate disk any more reliable in a SUN box, or would you say so? >Our Compaq prosignia server (also very old) had several ECC errors >(unrecoverable) in 3 years... It's uptime is somewhere 60 days or so. >Well I'm still glad that it works near expectations... But not as good >as SUN SS20. Why not simply change the defect memory? That's life :) Do you expect *any* SUN box all over the world working for decades without *any* broken parts? >The real issue here is if your budget can handle SUN's expensive hardware. >If yes then go with SUN. Never mind the $$$ difference. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ What a nice situation :-) -- Chris Drauch <cdr@xteam.co.at> ... just speaking for myself ...