RE: [cobalt-users] Cobalt Alternative

["Tony" <isplists@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

http://www.networkengines.com/roadsterlx.htm

In their full-page trade ad in PC Week they show a stack of 5 1u's that are
an exact familiar shade of cobalt blue.
On the web site they seem to be more violet. They do NT too.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Brandon Wheaton
> Sent: Monday, April 10, 2000 10:16 PM
> To: 'cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'
> Subject: RE: [cobalt-users] Cobalt Alternative
>
>
> This machine uses the NetMax version of RHLinux. You can purchase the
> software to make your linux box a cookie cutter firewall, file server or
> web server. Check out the NetMAX GUI demo at http://livedemo.cybernet.com/
> I have user NetMax web server and firewall in the past and agree that
> the GUI sucks big rocks. From a hardware perspective, I think Cobalt
> has a little something to watch out for. Sure the little blue server
> does its job, but beyond that your options are very limited, especially
> with no console access (keyboard, mouse, vga ports). There is also a
> solution from SGI that is very nice, however it comes at a price...
> http://www.sgi.com/solutions/broadband/sgi_internet.html I haven't had
> the opportunity to use one of the SGI boxes, but I imagine Cobalt
> does have the best GUI and easiest management.
>
> $.02
>
> Brandon Wheaton
> UNIX Operations Engineer
> ValiCert, Inc.
> 1215 Terra Bella Ave.
> Mountain View, CA 94043
> 650.567.5430
> ----
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> ~Pablo Picasso
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dennis [mailto:dkc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Monday, April 10, 2000 7:54 PM
> To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [cobalt-users] Cobalt Alternative
>
>
> Hello-
>
> Just thought this website would make for some interesting reading for
> the Cobalt list members. http://www.NETmachines.net/
> [...]
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