Re: Informix NT vs Unix

Use Unixware on Intel. Peter Lancashire <Peter.Lancashire.PL1@bayer.co.uk> wrote in article <350D6B95.3A38@bayer.co.uk>... > Paul Watson wrote: > > > > Billy Wheeler wrote: > > > > > > On 10 Mar 98 at 17:48, Robert Read wrote: > > > > > > > One more thing-if you go with Unix, see if Solaris x86 is available. > > > > Although I've never used Solaris on intel, I've used SCO and and I'd > > > > rather use Solaris. SCO will get the job done, though. > > > > > > I've tried both. Solaris might be a better OS on SPARC, but it runs > > > like a dog on Intel. Hell, it's worse than NT .... :-) > > > > Good God something worse than NT:-)) > > > > I don't think the question should be performance more one of stability. > > IMHO Unix is totally stable when compared to NT and that is a good > > enough reason to chose it. > > > > -- > > Paul Watson # > > WF Software Ltd # It said run using Windows 95 > > Tel: +44 1436 674629 # or better in the manual > > Fax: +44 1436 678693 # so I used Unix > > www.wfsoftware.co.uk # > Yes - see Jon Udell in latest Byte magazine - their Unix web servers > never crash but NT does. > -- > Peter Lancashire > Information Systems Specialist, Bayer plc > Eastern Way, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 7AH, UK > Tel: +44-1635-562258, Fax: +44-1635-562281 > Mail: Peter.Lancashire.PL1@bayer.co.uk > My Internet plumbing does not allow me to mail and post news together. > Sorry. > All opinions are my own and not those of Bayer plc. >