Unix for critical operations such controller communication, and Windows NT/XP for HMI and IT integration. Best of Breed solution. UNIX for reliability, and Windows for everything else. As for hardware, I believe the answer is the optimal combination of PLC/DCS/HMI which provides required connectivity, function and price which I believe to be AB, Foxboro and Wonderware. -----Original Message----- From: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Priya Babu Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2002 7:22 AM To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [foxboro] Take an unscientific poll! Sun ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matic.Hank" <Hank.Matic@xxxxxxxxx> To: <foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2002 4:04 PM Subject: Re: [foxboro] Take an unscientific poll! > We have NT 4.0 on our LAN and I suffered numerous blue screens of death as > well as DLL hell I suppose for home use it may be OK although MAC is a > better choice depending on what your doing , but for critical operations you > need a stable platform such as UNIX. I've got an old SPARC station thats > been in operation since 1990 without any problems. Put my vote in for a UNIX > type platform. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Lowell, Tim: [mailto:tlowell@xxxxxxxx] > Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 2:18 PM > To: 'foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' > Subject: [foxboro] Take an unscientific poll! > > > > Just for fun on a Friday afternoon, how about everyone reading this list > take this on-line poll - Microsoft vs. Sun vs. Other: > > http://www.misterpoll.com/2007195651.html > <http://www.misterpoll.com/2007195651.html> > > Tim Lowell > Control Systems Engineer > Phillips Petroleum Company, Trainer Refinery > Phone: 610-364-8362 > Fax: 610-364-8211 > tlowell@xxxxxxxx > > > > _______________________________________________________________________ > This mailing list is neither sponsored nor endorsed by Invensys Process > Systems (formerly The Foxboro Company). Use the info you obtain here at > your own risks. Read http://www.thecassandraproject.org/disclaimer.html > > foxboro mailing list: http://www.freelists.org/list/foxboro > to subscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=join > to unsubscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=leave > > > > > > _______________________________________________________________________ > This mailing list is neither sponsored nor endorsed by Invensys Process > Systems (formerly The Foxboro Company). Use the info you obtain here at > your own risks. Read http://www.thecassandraproject.org/disclaimer.html > > foxboro mailing list: http://www.freelists.org/list/foxboro > to subscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=join > to unsubscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=leave > _______________________________________________________________________ This mailing list is neither sponsored nor endorsed by Invensys Process Systems (formerly The Foxboro Company). Use the info you obtain here at your own risks. Read http://www.thecassandraproject.org/disclaimer.html foxboro mailing list: http://www.freelists.org/list/foxboro to subscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=join to unsubscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=leave _______________________________________________________________________ This mailing list is neither sponsored nor endorsed by Invensys Process Systems (formerly The Foxboro Company). Use the info you obtain here at your own risks. Read http://www.thecassandraproject.org/disclaimer.html foxboro mailing list: http://www.freelists.org/list/foxboro to subscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=join to unsubscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=leave