At 11:41 AM -0800 11/2/00, Dee Christoff wrote:
>Is a dedicated host computer really necessary?
>
>Please help. We just bought FMP 5.0 (Finally! Yay!) Our IT guys are
>talking about installing it on my computer today!
>
>My question is do we really need a dedicated host computer that does
>NOTHING else but host ebase? That seems incredibly inefficient. We
>have a LAN, but I have a separate, dedicated drive (U:) for the
>Development office (me) that other computers do NOT have access to.
>
>Currently, I'm the only one with e-base, but the intent is for the
>Secretary and I to both have access to the e-base/FMP set up (but
>ONLY the two of us.)
>
>Can this be done without a host computer???? Your response
>(especially a quick one) is greatly appreciated.
>
The reason for suggesting it is that operation is much quicker and
more stable if nothing else is running on the host machine. With only
two users, it's unlikely you'll need a separate machine.
--
Dave Shaw Northwest Classics, Inc
tel: 206-954-7526 fax: 206-625-1338
