Re: [cobalt-users] Gateway Qube !?!?!?

[Darryl Harvey <dharvey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 16:08 28/02/00 , you wrote:
>What is this Gateway Cube you are talking about? I searched for it and came
>up with nothing, Do you have a URL?


Try this URL (within Australia); 

http://www.au.gateway.com/products/demo/micro-server/micro_server.asp

or in Nth America;

http://www.gateway.com/prod/sb_apsrv_Category.shtml


>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Malcolm McLeary" <mim@xxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Cc: " Darryl Harvey" <dharvey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2000 8:03 PM
>Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Gateway Qube !?!?!?
>
>
> > Hi Darryl,
> >
> > On 28/2/00 1:58 PM, Darryl Harvey <dharvey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > >Has anyone done a comparison between the Cobalt Qube and the Gateway
> > >re-badged Offering?
> > >
> > >I would be interested to hear any results/thoughts.
> >
> > I have a unit on my desk at the moment trying to answer the same
> > question.  The one I have has 64Mb RAM and 20Gb disk  ... it appears to
> > be simply a black Qube2, but has a functioning built-in modem.
> >
> > On power up the unit will try for a DHCP address, but will default to
> > 192.168.100.1 if it can't get one.  The Qube2 needs the owner to enter
> > address details manually.
> >
> > Gateway provide a companion CD which is really for clients not the
> > server.  They assume that the Windows clients are not setup and it has a
> > "Wizard" to install Windows networking, OE 5.0 and IE 5.0.  It finally
> > launches IE with the url;
> >
> >      <http://microserver.local/.cobalt/wizard/intro.html>
> >
> > so the Micro Server can be configured.
> >
> > The GUI generally maintains the Cobalt colour scheme ... just the names
> > and icons have changed.
> >
> > There is a minor interface change with an additional button for
> > configuring email, but the funtionality is simply available via a
> > different "path" on a Qube2.
> >
> > Telnet is not a access option, but can be enabled via "maintenance mode"
> > for 1 hour at a time via the LCD.  I guess renaming telnet access
> > "maintenance mode" increases security but it will also discourage most
> > owners from tampering.
> >
> > It has the "change user quota - corrupt SMB password" bug.
> >
> > It doesn't have the "Netatalk file modification time" bug.
> >
> > Groups can't have quotas > 10000 which is a minor issue with the home
> > group as it had by default the free space on the 20Gb.  Hence I couldn't
> > add users to that group until I reduced the allocated quota.
> >
> > Gateway in the US is promoting the built-in Back Up utility as a basic
> > backup solution ... it is as per Qube2 and IMHO not terribly useful for
> > protecting shared data ... I use Dantz Retrospect Backup instead.
> >
> > The manual is thicker and a little more detailed, but still of little use
> > when the system sends you those bizzare little email messages.
> >
> > IMHO its a black Qube2 with a built-in modem and a bigger disk.
> >
> > The real question is support ...
> >
> > I find it interesting that Gateway have fixed the "Netatalk file
> > modification time" bug while Cobalt just say "watch the download area".
> >
> > I wonder who will fix the "change user quota - corrupt SMB password" bug
> > first?
> >
> > Cheers,  Malcolm
> >
> >
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