Using Mac's for client/server Oracle application

Greetings -

Currently, a dept. on campus is running a client parts inventory application on MAC's, served by Oracle running on a VAX 6000-320 in another dept.

The dept. with the client MAC's wants to obtain their own server system so that they can manage everything themselves. A Sun system has been suggested but no Unix system manager is available to them. I am looking at the feasibility of purchasing an Apple system to handle the serving, with ease of management a major consideration. I do Oracle DBA on a VAX as a "hobby" and know that it is time intensive to deal with on VMS or Unix. So ...

I've heard that a new MAC server may be appearing on the market soon, but I'd be interested in any input from folks who are doing this on a fairly large (maybe 100 client MAC systems?) scale. What sort of configuration are you using? Thanks much ...

Mike

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