> The box isn't any more responsive than the Linux PC on
> my desk. 

but the fact that it's just that responsive for the other 10,000 people
logged onto it, is what makes it *really* impressive. :)

I've heard of S/390s running with 30,000 people logged in simultaneously;
10,000 of them active at any given moment, with sub-second response time.

Just imagine the IRC server you could build on that. :)

Carl Soderstrom
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Network Engineer
Real-Time Enterprises
(952) 943-8700