Alec, My point was that in a 40,000 row database, server speed is irrelevant - it's going to be sub second on anything more powerful than my mobile phone.
Cost of ownership is much more important for this application, and that depends on the particular circumstances. Andy > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 18 September 2003 14:53 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: Mysql List > Subject: RE: Platform vs. Performance > > > > > > > I don't see anything in there that is relevant to the original posting. > > The tables headed "Speed difference between different SQL servers > (times in > seconds)" > > The top row of each table shows times for the same operation on Linux and > Windows, showing that for both operations tested, Linux achieves > 50% better > throughput (takes 2/3 of the time). > > Alec -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
