Re: Net Bandwith: X-Server vs PC Client/Server

bernhard_at_trick.ani.univie.ac.at (Bernhard Strassl) writes:

>In article <SBCHANIN.94Jan9162215_at_raisin-nut.ai.mit.edu>, sbchanin_at_ai.mit.edu (Steve Chanin) writes:
>|>
>|> I am trying to choose between two architectures for a project:
>|>
>|> 1) "Standard Client/Server"
>|>
>|> PC ----------------------- LAN or WAN ---------------- Relational DB
>|> (Powerbuilder) (Sybase/Oracle)
>|>
>|> 2) "Application Server"
>|>
>|> PC ---- LAN or WAN ------ UNIX application server --- LAN --- Relational DB
>|> (running an X server) (running the App in Motif) (Sybase/Oracle)
>|>
>[...]
 

>I would suggest the following:
 

>3) "UNIX Solution"
 

> PC ---------------------- LAN or WAN ---------------- Relational DB
> (running UNIX) (Sybase/Oracle)
 

>Then you are able to have the clients running on both sides with
>less troubles. If you still need DOS - nearly ervery PC UNIX provides
>a stable DOS emulatior. Most MS-Windows stuff should run pretty good
>under SUN's WABI (I couldn't test this myself up to now, but I hope to
>get it soon).
 

>My expierience is that client/server solutions make less problems over
>the time (because of changing OS, DB and GUI product releases) if both
>parts run under UNIX.

I will second that...., out of the three options now given. Even Linux is an option now.

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