Re: Unix vs. NT

Well, since you asked... :-) On 10 Dec 98, at 16:52, John Clynes wrote: > Whilst all of the answers above are true, does it not really depend on > what you want? > > Sure, UNIX offers proper security (although enough admins are slack enough > not to seal up wholes), better performance, scalability, reliability etc > etc but here would be a few of my good points about NT. 1. NT admin is > pretty piss easy in comparison to unix admin (or maybe I'm just dim). 2. Simple things on NT are simpler than UNIX. However, complicated things are just as "simple" on UNIX, practically impossible on NT. Furthermore, NT is *extremely* inconsistent as to where you configure certain things (as is Win95). > There are more people out there trainable in the admin of NT. When one > considers the difficulty and hence price in getting and keeping decent IT > staff (and their knowlege of the business) this must also be a > considersation. It must be easier to replace a NT admin than a UNIX admin. > 3. Typically on sites I've worked on the support costs for UNIX boxes have > been considerable. 4. Hardware is much more expensive for UNIX The same hardware running SCO or Linux will outrun NT. You can get more expensive hardware for UNIX, yes, but it does not have to be so. > All in all I'd take UNIX any day, however, there are some plus points to > NT. > > Feel free to disagree, I may be talking out my hat - I often do Was that the muffling effect? :-) -- Ciao, Billy -- If it's stupid but it works, it isn't stupid. --