Re: [cobalt-users] Raq4 verses Linux PC

[James Dean Young <jd@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> >  It would be nice to see LESS Cobalt vs PC in this forum! Just like
> >  the DVD vs Laser Disc argument, it's useless.
>
> 18 months ago I hardly did any php/mysql sites, nowadays I hardly do a site
> that doesn't use them, 450 mhz cpu with limited RAM just doesn't cut it any
> more, and it isn't like cobalt make a product that does cut it, or will make
> an affordable one that does in the future...

Sounds like you need to lighten up on the PHP! ;-)

But seriously, not everyone uses PHP/SQL, and for those that do not, 
the Cabalt server is perfect for a simple user to take command of 
their own site.

> latest cobalt php pkg official is something like 4.03, lots of customers
> requiring 4.1.x, where is the cobalt pkg?

http://pkgmaster.com/packages/raq/4/#php

> bought my first cobalt just over a year ago, now I am looking at selling the
> bluw boxes and replacing them with properly specified stuff.

Properly specified "stuff"? Sounds technical ;-)

> cobalt is no longer an option if I intend to stay in business and be
> competitive enough to survive.

Like I said before, if you want to stay competitive than offer a 
variety of platforms...I see no reason why not to.
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     James Dean Young
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