RE: [cobalt-users] Qube 2: How does it scale?

[Seth Mos <knuffie@xxxxxxxxx>]

At 13:04 24-8-2000 -0500, you wrote:

<snip>

> Experience, no. However, logic and systems behavior dictates
> that system load is dependent on use thereof and not total
> number of user accounts on the system. We have an office
> environment where the Qube is DNS, DHCP, SMTP, POP, HTTP,
> FTP, and Samba server for about 85 people. They're usually
> *all* here, and the Qube (64MB, 13GB) doesn't even blink.
>
> If you estimate that the total load will be less than 150
> *concurrent* users, you should be OK. Also think about the
> type of tasks that they will be doing. Are they CPU or RAM
> intensive? I'm sure you can take a Qube apart and add
> memory... as a matter of fact, I'm thinking about buying a
> 16MB Qube and adding memory for the house. But the CPU is
> a fixed limitation and if the load goes berserk, the Qube
> will crash.

I added an extra 16 MB (edo 72 pins SIMM) to make it 32MB and replaced the 
disk to a 13GB (standard with a 4GB)

btw 2.4 should be a lot better in not crashing the qube. :-)

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Seth
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