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[fleming at uxh.cso.uiuc.edu]

	Please, please, please pardon my ignorance, but I need some ideas...

	I want to implement a system that will use at least 100 phone lines
	to let many, many users access one body of data on a central 
	system.

	My experience says that a UNIX system is the only practical approach.

	Now, I've used plenty of UNIX systems, but I've never bought one.  What
	should I be looking for?  How powerful does the system need to be to
	accommodate this many users?  What if I went to 500 users?

	How's that for a neophistic bunch of questions?

	Thanks for your help!

	d