[ale] server troubles (again) - OT Analogies

[Lightner, Jeff]

My employer wanted to see if they could run our app on Apple A/UX (yes there was an Apple UNIX back in the 90s).   Our software was an interpreted language called DB/C (port of databus to C).   When I called one of the main guys that made DB/C and told him what I wanted to do he said using the Apple Quadra 950 for our app was a bit like using a Ferrari to pick up garbage.

Interestingly enough A/UX was actually installed with a seamless interface to Apple System 7 (7.5 maybe?) on the same server.   The interpreter hadn't been ported to A/UX but had been to System 7.  I was able to install the System 7 interpreter on the System 7 side and our application code on the A/UX side and actually get it running.   Never having been an Apple fan I'll have to say I was impressed at how truly "seamless" this was.   The downside for me though was Apple support.   The A/UX techs didn't know System 7 and the System 7 techs didn't know A/UX.





-----Original Message-----
From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Michael H. Warfield
Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2011 11:09 AM
To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
Subject: Re: [ale] server troubles (again)

On Thu, 2011-12-15 at 10:37 -0500, Derek Atkins wrote:
> Hey,
>
> There's a guy in Peachtree City that has a bunch of 1U HP servers
> available for $75 each (this is the guy from whom I aquired my racks a
> month or so ago).  I can see if he still has any available or get the
> appropriate people in touch with him, if it would help?

Hold on.  Jim and I have already been in discussions.  We have a machine
in mind and it's even already been preloaded with CentOS 6.1.  He's
checking on what it's going to take to get it racked and set up next to
the old server so we can do a smooth cutover with a minimum of downtime.
If we use the machine we're discussing, it'll will be a major upgrade
for our server (on the order of using an elephant gun to kill a mouse).

> I don't have any specs.

We're just keeping everyone apprised of what's going on, and that we're
aware of the problems that seem to be escalating and we're working on a
solution.  The offers are much appreciated but, hopefully, won't be
needed just yet.

> -derek

Regards,
Mike

> Randy Ramsdell <rramsdell at activedg.com> writes:
>
> > Overheating does things like this.
> >
> > On 12/14/11 22:28, Jim Kinney wrote:
> >
> >     The ALE server is failing. It has simply died more times than I care to
> >     recall and leaves behind a tell-tale trail of
> >
> >     nothing
> >
> >     silence
> >
> >     just a log entry when it is rebooted.
> >
> >     Don't get me wrong. The current machine was also a donated one as well as
> >     the rack space and bandwidth. And I am, as I'm sure all of us are, very,
> >     very grateful.
> >
> >     However, this poor system is needing to be put out to pasture.
> >
> >     I am looking at a donated machine as a replacement system on offer now. As
> >     soon as arrangements can be made to get it racked, and all data duplicated
> >     over, things will be better.
> >
> >     Thanks for the ALE patience on this.
> >
> >     Hopefully the server will stay up long enough to get _this_ notice out...
> >
> >     :-)
>
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