> There is a server with Firebird 1.0, Win2000 Server; it's a double processor PentiumIV 1400 Mhz, 512Mb RAM, Ultra Wide SCSI III 18Gb hd for the databases.

Linux in place of W2kServer would make a difference, but the
other question is - what else is running on the server?

If you have a lot of 'other' server work, then I would
suggest a separate fast single processor machine with a 4
disk raid running Linux and Firebird only. Not expensive,
but a good performance boost.

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Lester Caine
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