This archive contains answers to questions sent to Unidata support through mid-2025. Note that the archive is no longer being updated. We provide the archive for reference; many of the answers presented here remain technically correct, even if somewhat outdated. For the most up-to-date information on the use of NSF Unidata software and data services, please consult the Software Documentation first.
>From: address@hidden (Chris Elvidge) >Organization: NOAA/NGDC >Keywords: 199907271354.HAA26136 DMSP IDD Chris, >>Sun Solaris x86 (aka Solaris for Intel). We are running this OS on >>dual 550 Mhz machines. The latest one we configured has 0.5 GB of RAM >>and 72 GB of Ultra wide SCSI hard disk. We will be investigating use >>of RAID software/hardware to see how much of an improvement this makes >>in the disk access area. The base machine above comes with two 18 GB >>hard disks (again, ultra wide SCSI). It cost us just over $5000 and >>included a 21" monitor and 10/100 Mbit ethernet, CD-ROM, etc. It seems >>to me that you could get multiple muscle PCs for the $46K that you >>included in your budget. > >Yow! Which manufacturer / model is the machine? I must first say that I _believe_ (but don't know for sure) that dual processor machines are pretty common and, therefore, cheap. Quad processor machines are probably a lot more expensive since the motherboards are not nearly so prelevant. But, then again, one could buy 4 dual processor machines for one of those quad processor machines that you list in your budget. The machines we got came configured as: 1 x Gigabyte 440BX (GA-6BXDS) dual CPU, dual U2W SCSI 1 x Pentium III heat sink/cooling 1 x Irwin Full tower ATX case w/230W power supply and fan 1 x Fujitsu 8725 104 key keyboard 1 x Sony 1.44 MPF-520 floppy drive 1 x Acer/Logitech 1st mouse plus PS/2 mouse 1 x 3COM 3C905 PCI 10/100 baseT network card 1 x ATI Xpert @ Play 8MB AGP 1 x Toshiba 40X CDrom drive 1 x KDS 21" color .26 dot pitch monitor (3 Yr warranty) 2 x Intel Pentium III 550 MHz CPU 2 x Wide SCSI removable hard drive kit 2 x IBM 18.2 GB U2W SCSI hard drive 2 x 256 MB SD32x64 PC100 SDRAM 2 x One year additional warranty support 1 x Configuration charge 1 x No operating system We specified the following requirements: - Hardware must support Sun Solaris 2.7, RedHat Linux 6.0, and Windows NT 4.0 - System must include all spare parts from assembly The total cost per system is $5,423. See attached quote from AMEC. The vendor is: Asiahaus Micro-Electronics Corp. 6351 Nancy Ridge Drive San Diego, CA 92121 (619) 677-9788 >Thanks, You are welcome. Tom