And to top it off, there was no damn reason

Post #162,382 by broomberg 6/30/04 11:09:12 PM Reply	And to top it off, there was no damn reason I could have designed around a portion of it being NT. I accepted that. But then they told us they also had the Linux version. Which then caused a MUCH different architecture. So we ended paying a lot more for a big single box then several small ones. Bastards.
Post #162,384 by folkert 6/30/04 11:23:02 PM Reply	I guess the other part is out then... TOO BAD! -- [link\|mailto:greg@gregfolkert.net\|greg], [link\|http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry\|REMEMBER ED CURRY!] @ *i_wethey* Heard near the SCOG employee entry/exit way: `Security: We got another Mass Exodus Doorway Jam.`
Post #162,402 by broomberg 7/1/04 12:14:33 AM Reply	Yup Depended on this box. On the other hand, I might have an escape. The program also runs on Macs, OS/X. I'm lobbying for a Dual G5 right now.
Post #162,403 by admin 7/1/04 12:15:39 AM Reply	Niiiiice. The guys downstairs bought 3 G3s on e-bay for $70(!), and have been showing them off. Regards, -scott anderson "Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson..."
Post #162,407 by broomberg 7/1/04 12:40:40 AM Reply	I THINK it's a go CTO just specced out a dual 2.0 Ghz G5 desktop with 4.5 GB of ram for me. We'll see when he instructs the IT manager to order it.
Post #162,409 by broomberg 7/1/04 12:48:14 AM Reply	Wheeee!!! Look like it is a go. CTO just emailed IT Director and Manager to get the ball rolling!!!!!! I'll get keep Opterons as Linux, and get the Mac for production.
Post #162,436 by drewk 7/1/04 8:49:54 AM Reply	So the opterons are now strictly personal toy? === Implicitly condoning stupidity since 2001.
Post #162,556 by broomberg 7/1/04 8:05:25 PM Reply	Nah, it'll be the central piece a a large scale buildout Running Sun Gridengine, mailing tools, merge/purge, and a whole lot more. Then we get either an HP or IBM blade server and start adding dual or quad CPU blades as needed. We also have allocated some decent $$ for disk. This is the beginning of the end of the mainframe in our compay. It took me 9 years, but it is finally happening. The software that we are currently dealing with (Windows, Linux, Mac, etc hassles) will be replacing a system that currently eats about 40% of all mainframe CPU cycles. So it is worth it, Windows hassles and all.
Post #162,447 by folkert 7/1/04 9:39:14 AM Reply	/me is extremely Jealous. -- [link\|mailto:greg@gregfolkert.net\|greg], [link\|http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry\|REMEMBER ED CURRY!] @ *i_wethey* Heard near the SCOG employee entry/exit way: `Security: We got another Mass Exodus Doorway Jam.`
Post #162,538 by broomberg 7/1/04 5:06:31 PM Reply	Don't be. Vendor fudged again. Yeah, they have it. But NO US customers are running it on a Mac right now. We won't be the 1st.
Post #162,541 by Another Scott 7/1/04 5:09:19 PM Reply	Time to find another software vendor?
Post #162,555 by broomberg 7/1/04 7:53:19 PM Reply	Can't In this industry, there are only 3 vendors of this type of software. The other 2 are worse. We are committed to using it, and they know it. It's not like we would choose a different one basde on the OS it ran on, it is now a matter of implementation decisions. So it looks like it will run on an Windows box on the side. No Mac for me. Easy come, easy go.

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