RE: [cobalt-users] Why did Cobalt use custom Hardware?

["Mike Sisson" <msisson@xxxxxxx>]

so far no 'hardware' problems on the several RaQ servers I've got to work
with....

My current viewpoint is that Cobalt RaQ servers are fine if you want to:
buy the server, plug the server in, use the server as is
and only apply manufacturor's patches/updates. In those cases they should
work easy and fine.
For people who want a customizeable server, get a whitebox, throw your
favorite Linux on there etc. and add all the pieces you specificly want (no
worries about interferance with, or breaking etc, the cobalt gui admin)

And for those of us hosting websites beloning to our paying customers, who
in many cases want special features etc, then the second option is quite
often the smarter choice.

But as for the Cobalt hardware.. maybe I've been lucky but it seems just
fine.

-----Original Message-----
From: cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of David Booth
Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 3:48 AM
To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Why did Cobalt use custom Hardware?


Is the hardware bad?
What makes you say that?
Are there not thousands in use worldwide?
Will my new replacement fail as well? (power supply failed after 1 month)

David Booth
Goulburn Internet
http://www.goulburn.net.au
0500522400

----- Original Message -----
From: "Matt Darnell" <mdarnell@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 8:34 PM
Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Why did Cobalt use custom Hardware?

> > We would pay the same amount of money only for their software/gui. But
we
> > will not spend any cent on their crap hardware.
>
> I really like the inteface.  It was put together well.  I wonder if they
> could port it to white box hardware.  I guess we'd still be in a pickle
for
> updates.
>


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