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CinderMoltenHowl said:
Server wouldn't be OSX based would it..........?

Sorry couldn't resist.
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Here's the specifics:

It's a version of Linux, CentOS 5.2 (the open source version of Red Hat Enterprise).

The Linux kernel version of 2.6.27.15, and the control panel is WHM / cPanel.

We've considered Mac OS X Server, but it's confined to a single model line, which means a higher price. The server we do have uses two AMD quad-core processors, 16GB RAM, three 750GB drives and RAID 5.
 
Yes..Apple tend to charge a premium for their servers. Goodness, even their older models still attract a price premium despite age.

NB Dishing on the linux crowd isn't worth the world of pain that will follow.
 
It's not necessarily a premium for their servers. Apple charges a price that's competitive with what they offer, but your choice is limited to a single model with multiple configurations. Older models command a premium because they are rock solid. Not all the Web servers you lease or buy are as reliable.

Our main server (we have a backup by the way) is custom configured by 1and1 Internet at their home office (in Germany). Don't know if that's significant, but that's what they do.
 
When I win the lottery, I'll buy you guys a secret base and a new server.

I've seen PC's with less problems after they've been dropped out of a moving car.

At any rate, my rant is over. Wish me well on Wednesday. I plan to talk to my future self, and get the winning power ball numbers from him.
 
Gene Steinberg said:
Our main server (we have a backup by the way) is custom configured by 1and1 Internet at their home office (in Germany). Don't know if that's significant, but that's what they do.
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Germans!!!
I knew they would have to have a hand in it somehow. They always do.
 
Schuyler said:
Yeah, but the Opels make up for those and there are more of them. And just for the record, you have not lived until you have been passed by a BMW doing 150 MPH on the Autobahn.
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I'd prefer to do the passing. :D

My first car, long ago, was an Opel, imported to the U.S. by the Buick division of GM. It was a decent car, though VW supplanted it in this country pretty quickly.

Years later, I tried the dreaded Cadillac Catera, a rebadged Opel, and it was a horror show.

Yes, I've driven BMWs rather extensively, and they are the best Germany offers.
 
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