Hamilton--Which Server Will Serve Best?

The key features of all UNIX operating systems are: the ability to handle multiple transactions, run more than one application at one time and take advantage of multiple processors for higher throughput.

However, the desktop computing revolution, led technically by Apple and financially by Microsoft, moved things away from the propeller heads and into the hands of the "rest of us." This was driven both by the complexity of UNIX, as well as the demographics of the graphic communications industries—as it is primarily populated by small, creative work groups with neither the technical capabilities nor the financial wherewithal to deal with UNIX systems.