Re: [sage-edu] Re: hardware/software requirements for a local Sage server

2009-12-12 Thread Dana Ernst
>> 8GB RAM and at least 4 cores. Get something that runs Linux well. > > How many students are you planning on supporting? (I mean simultaneous > Sage sessions, where each worksheet open counts as a Sage session). Initially, I think we would never have more than 25 sessions going at the same

Re: [sage-edu] Re: hardware/software requirements for a local Sage server

2009-12-12 Thread jason-sage
Dana Ernst wrote: >>> 8GB RAM and at least 4 cores. Get something that runs Linux well. >>> >> How many students are you planning on supporting? (I mean simultaneous >> Sage sessions, where each worksheet open counts as a Sage session). >> > > Initially, I think we would never have m

[sage-edu] Re: hardware/software requirements for a local Sage server

2009-12-12 Thread mhampton
Quickly looking for something on Dell, I configured the following for $1500. This is definitely NOT the best price possible for this sort of machine, and I don't necessarily recommend Dell, I just wanted to get a conservative ballpark estimate. processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Quad Q9650 with VT (3.0GHz