Toshiba has had a box like this for some time. In fact I picked one up for testing for a scant $299. It was the SG20, but it still works as advertised. Not too powerful, but could work for a small workgroup. Here is a link to those boxes.
Holy crap, I thought I was one of a rare breed of geek that remembers the PC stone ages. My first commodre VIC 20 has a 120 baud modem and I thought that was pretty damn slick. The 64 had the nice blistering 300 baud modem.
Excellent, well thought out points Jim! For the large company Novell with it's NDS is wonderful. For small to medium size businesses that share files, share internet connections, host e-mail, and generally don't have "many" geogrphically separate locations, Linux is an excellent solution. I like the gui admin of W2K (sure you can use Webmin for Linux), but the licensing costs to get server/e-mail/database functionality are cost prohibitive for most small businesses.
This is as silly an argument as the MAC vs PC ramblings!!! In properly trained hands Linux and W2K Server are equally adept at running the average corporate networking environment. I've really not found too many things that one can do that the other can't. Sure W2K requires a bit more in hardware, but then again, what company is really going to use the minimum hardware anyway? If they are that kind of business, then they are the ones that skew the results of these kinds studies anyway.
I'm truly amazed how many people stand on one side of the issue or the other and shoot their verbal darts at each other. Is it really that hard to see? I've used and implimented (for clients) both platforms and find them equally adept. I think that the only reason I'd possibly move towards the Linux solution is the TCO bottom line. Paying for Server Licenses, Exchange Licenses, MS SQL licenses, ancd any other licensing can be a deterrant to many small businesses going with an all MS solution.
Do yourself a favor and learn a bit about all of it and you may find that there is some value to each platform.
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Toshiba has had a box like this for some time. In fact I picked one up for testing for a scant $299. It was the SG20, but it still works as advertised. Not too powerful, but could work for a small workgroup. Here is a link to those boxes.
Holy crap, I thought I was one of a rare breed of geek that remembers the PC stone ages. My first commodre VIC 20 has a 120 baud modem and I thought that was pretty damn slick. The 64 had the nice blistering 300 baud modem.
It's like I've said before: To the insane, the sane are insane. But if one were truly as misguided as SCO, do ya think you'd realize it?
Well said. Nothing like the essential elements of effective communications: clarity and brevity.
Try apt-get update and then you don't have to worry about figuring it out on your own. Then again, I hear that Windows Update works well too. ;-)
However, AOL has such limited bandwidth that you'd be a fool to dial in with your AOL account and download files, much less share them! ;-)
Again, I do like your post...
This is as silly an argument as the MAC vs PC ramblings!!! In properly trained hands Linux and W2K Server are equally adept at running the average corporate networking environment. I've really not found too many things that one can do that the other can't. Sure W2K requires a bit more in hardware, but then again, what company is really going to use the minimum hardware anyway? If they are that kind of business, then they are the ones that skew the results of these kinds studies anyway. I'm truly amazed how many people stand on one side of the issue or the other and shoot their verbal darts at each other. Is it really that hard to see? I've used and implimented (for clients) both platforms and find them equally adept. I think that the only reason I'd possibly move towards the Linux solution is the TCO bottom line. Paying for Server Licenses, Exchange Licenses, MS SQL licenses, ancd any other licensing can be a deterrant to many small businesses going with an all MS solution. Do yourself a favor and learn a bit about all of it and you may find that there is some value to each platform.
Get Webmin..that's about as easy as it gets! WEBMIN