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NT is Microsoft's one and only built-from-ground-up 32-bit operating system
... very heavy duty and very reliable, especially when compared to Windows
and it's Win9x offspring. Currently version 4.0 service pack 3. Single
system is NT Workstation street price around $250 ... supports mirroring,
stripping, up to 4 processors, and NTFS (NT File System) which is far,
faster, secure and more reliable than FAT. NT Server starts at around $650.
I've been using NT for years and highly recommend it ... it takes a licking
and keeps on ticking ... BUT it's _very_ finicky about hardware so check the
Hardware Compatibility List in NT area of microsoft.com or check with your
system vendor. User interface is identical to Win95 and virtually all 32-bit
software will run just fine. Any old software, especially DOS, which tries
to directly address hardware will not run. NT utilities and support are more
expensive and none of your Win95 disk utilities should be used under NT.
You'll have to clear a drive, install it and install all your software -
there is no automatic upgrade (or upgrade pricing). NT needs 32meg,
preferably 48-64 to run smoothly. Also, you might check with
Omega to see if your trusty dongle will need an upgrade.
Earl
-----Original Message-----
From: DStan34930 <DStan34930@xxxxxxx>
To: omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Friday, January 02, 1998 2:47 PM
Subject: Mirroring HD's
> What could be more convenient than having another duplicate HD
>ready to go if your HD fails in the middle of the trading day (or anytime
>for that matter)?
>
> Bob Brickley suggested that one such company that provides a flex
>array mirroring system could be found at raidtec@xxxxxxxxx,com.
>
> They haven't gotten back to me yet, so in the meantime, I've been
>calling around locally and was referred to a guy, who in very broken
>English,
>explained that all you need is 2 identical HD's with NT. The NT server
>(whatever that is) can be set up to accomplish this task.
>
> Can anyone confirm or elaborate on this? And what is the NT server?
>I currently use W95 for my TS on a single PC.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Dave Stanley
>
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