Hi guys, I'll stand up and raise my hand to Bert's comment.
I'M THAT FRIEND!!!
thank God for Bert who said something like this to me: "are you stupid or something?"
He then sent me Dell links for several server configs, each for around $2,500-$3,000 and at the most $5,000.
I have a great server that was just under $3,000, SBS/Cal's, Vista Business/Cal's, server-based antivirus/Cal's, 2 laptops, (free Cisco PIX 501 firewall from Bert), (free network switch from Bert), (free video card that didn't work from Bert), cables, MS Enterprise 2007/Cal's, external hard-drive backups, BackUp Assist, Uninterruptible Power Supplies, A.C.: total cost about $12,000.
You know I ran up my low interest credit card, spent quite a while paying it off, however I have an excellent system that is reliable and robust. I've had no serious down time for hardware issues yet. I've had some occasional software issues.
