What are the specific personal experiences. That is hard evidence. Adam Maloney wrote: > Compaq? Isn't that the company that used to put /used/ hardware in it's > "new" computers at your local Best Buy? > > ...and what about expandability...no one else in the industry uses such > high-tech parts like T-10 torx screws, which you can only buy the T-10 > driver at 2 places in Minnesota. Gotta love that! > > Make him administer a Proliant 1600 for a day. If he still has his hands > after it explodes he'll want to march down to Compaq HQ and punch someone > in person. > > Sorry, I have no hard evidence against Compaq...but I've never really > looked for any. All I have is personal experience. > > Adam Maloney > Systems Administrator > Sihope Communications > > On Tue, 18 Jul 2000, Joseph Heil wrote: > > > > > Guys, > > > > I need some ammunition here. I am in the process of evaluating VALinux and > > Compaq high end hardware for a high availability solution for my > > companies website. The CTO wants nothing to do with VALinux, says that > > financially are unstable and products unproved, as compared to Compaq. > > I need some hard evidence that VALinux is a stable company and the > > have rock solid solutions. I have heard through some admins, that > > the Compaq Linux solution is not as solid as VALinux's. Finally, I have > > two VALinux servers in use, now, as development and production webservers, > > so I know they work and work well. He bias runs pretty deep, kinda like > > the people who would die for MS. So I would appreciate any leads anyone can > > give me on helping me educate my boss. > > > > > > -- > > Joseph A. Heil, Jr. heilja at varsityonline.com > > VarsityOnline.com http://www.varsityonline.com > > voice: 952-943-8400 ext 109 fax: 952-943-8300 > > Key fingerprint = 95 FC 3A F4 8A 10 05 85 3F 53 01 86 AD DB DB 51 > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org > > For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org > For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org