The "Rolls Royce"
This option would entail an exact duplication of your production system, including all hardware and software (and additional application software licenses).
Although typical for insurance companies, banks, and the like, academic libraries don't have the moola for this.
The "Cadillac"
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Sun Enterprise 250
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400 MHz CPU
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1 x 18 GB disk
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1 x 36 GB disk
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512 MB RAM
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17" monitor
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graphics card
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Solaris media kit
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Cost: $10,285 (retail)
You can do a lot with a test box like this, including (for most Voyager libraries) a stand-alone Continuous OPAC.
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The "Honda Civic"
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Sun Blade 100
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500 MHz CPU
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256 MB RAM
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2 x 20 GB disks
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17" monitor
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Solaris media kit
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Cost: $1,845 (retail)
Within the budget of most mid-size libraries.
The "Yugo"
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Surplus PC and monitor
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min. 75 MHz Pentium CPU
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min. 64 MB RAM
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min. 2 GB disk
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CD-ROM drive
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Solaris media kit
(Intel platform edition)
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Cost: about $75
Within the budget of even the most humble Voyager library.
(This configuration was my first test box.) [1]
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