On Wed, 25 Aug 1999, G. Anthony Reina wrote:
> > We're currently testing a system with about 1.2 million records with 6.5
> > and it outperforms SQL server 6 by quite a lot. It's running on a dual P3
> > with a 4 9.1 gig Cheetah array on a DPT controller running RAID0. I'm
> > pretty happy with it...
>
> Great balls of fire! A dual P3 with a four 9.1 Gig RAID0 Cheetah array?
> That's fantastic! How much did that set you back? Are there any special
> quirks about using Postgres on a multiple processor, multiple disk
> system?
As I recall it was about $8k CAD. The system purrs. I'm especially happy
with the DPT controller. This would be a truly worthy machine for a large
news feed.
-Michael
