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| Thread ID: 59775 | 2005-07-12 10:09:00 | Buying a 'light server' | mejobloggs (264) | PC World Chat |
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| 371573 | 2005-07-12 10:09:00 | My Dad is wanting a new computer, and he wants to be able to have 1 or 2 other computers to be able to access programs/information off it. E.g. Loading ACT on one of the secondary computers will load all the data that is on the main computer. As these computers will be business ones, they dont need much grunt, except for the main one perhaps, if the other computers are going to be working from it somehow? I am not sure how any of this will work. I know next to nothing about servers, and how to set them up to run programs off them, so help is appreciated. I guess we will just get a guy in. Will we need Windows Server or something on all 2/3 computers? Where would you recommend to buy these business computers? Reliablity/support comes first, and price is sorta important. Thanks |
mejobloggs (264) | ||
| 371574 | 2005-07-12 10:34:00 | as in run the .exes live off the server? | Edward (31) | ||
| 371575 | 2005-07-12 11:17:00 | I'm not sure, whatever usually happens on a server. I guess that? | mejobloggs (264) | ||
| 371576 | 2005-07-12 11:46:00 | if you need a server you will be better off going to an IT company and get them to do the whole show. there is no point in putting a buisneess at risk by playing around with the setup. do it once, do it right. also support and backups are critical. |
tweak'e (69) | ||
| 371577 | 2005-07-12 12:03:00 | Ok, thanks tweak'e. I just like to get a bit more knowledge of what we are heading into first. What would you use for a backup system. Just an external hard drive, or what? |
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| 371578 | 2005-07-12 12:09:00 | no idea. i would suspect it depends on the needs. external HD, tape drive, zip disks?? | tweak'e (69) | ||
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