Re: [squid-users] machine specs

On Sunday 13 July 2003 03:53 am, services@cyberspace.org wrote:
> hi,
> i am new to squid. is it possible to server 90 users on squid cache
> server on a pentium 2 dual 450 mhz with 1GB ram ? or a pentium 4
> 1.6ghz with 512mb ram? which one will be better? the dual pentium2
> server or the pentium 4 server?

New to squid? Next message says you've used it previously.

Anyway, squid runs as a single process, so a dual-proc gets you nothing.
The gig of RAM is nice, though. Either one should be fine under that
load, but the P4 will give you better upgrade potential later on.

-- Brian