FilePro running on Unix vs Windows

[Bill Campbell]

On Wed, Dec 15, 2004, Mike Schwartz-PC Support & Services wrote:
>> Mike:
>> 
>> For 250 users, one would certainly need to have a Terminal Server PC
>> with eight or more processors (preferably Xeons); with eight, you would
>
>> In such a large environment, one would have to add users in stages to
>> see how performance is degraded.
>> 
>> RWS
>
>	Well, Cindy initially said that she was bumping up against her 250
>user license on filePro, so I assume she was looking at that many terminal
>sessions.
>
>	How many concurrent Windows terminal sessions are you typically
>running, on what kind of hardware? Is performance adequate at that level of
>sessions?  
>
>	I know things have probably changed since I did my testing about 4
>years ago.

One thing that's changing is the number of worms that attack the Microsoft
virus, Windows.  They've been steadily increasing in number and destructive
power, at least if one counts the amount of spam sent through zombified
Windows machines destructive.

Bill
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