Dave said, "Gerry has Dual P90 CPUs - when it is doing LISTSERV the utilization is [on both CPUs] 75% or so. When doing a web search [both CPUs] it is pegged to 100% and it can usually never get the job done - thus times out." For peanuts on Ebay, we could pick up a pair of what ever the fastest overdrive chip that HP motherboard will accept. HP's site will tell what it can accept, but I think 166 5-volt overdrives fit most everything back to the stone age. 166/90 = 184% if Gerry's CPU speed is a significant bottleneck. What's the speed, access time and size of the drive? Could the archive with search software be backed up on a CDR? That way we could combine the functions of back-up and providing CD copies to list members. I just bought a 100 blanks for $120, so they aren't as expensive as one bubble envelope plus postage to send it through the US mail. I haven't looked at the Canadian Postal rate page recently. Is there something wrong with spending less to get more? For List members who are always exchanging items, all you need to use rate pages is the sending zip code, the receiving zip code, and the parcel weight. Then enter that data at one of these: United States Mail service rate page: Http://postcalc.usps.gov/itds/owa/calculator.home United Parcel Service rate page and parcel tracking numbers: Http://www.ups.com/using/services/rave/rate.html For light packages, US mail is often cheaper, but UPS is cheaper for heavier packages and includes $100 insurance. John "Confusion reigns, but it never pours." |
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