New Server Drive - donation and prize thread (Final total: $13,310!)

[drothgery]

Assuming you’re on a broadband connection too I can tell you from the cheap seats, dial up, that there is a massive improvement on load times even on a Sunday evening.

I don't believe in dial-up.

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

I don't believe in dial-up.

I wish I could say my wife doesn't...

 

[Teflon Billy]

What do you think of that new server? Huh?

2014 people on and page load times are basically under a second.

The team knocked this one out of the park.

 

[wheeljack]

I apologize for the delay, but I'm glad to say that a new round of PDFs has gone out: I've just sent registration codes to everyone who donated $20 or more, which can be used to download your choice of either A Swarm of Stirges or Maze of the Minotaur.

I'm really glad to have had the chance to be part of the server drive; lots of things make me proud to be part of this community, and this is definitely one of them.

Hmmm I seemed to have missed this one, I will have check my junk folder tonight and make sure it didn't get thrown into there.

 

[Jupp]

Congrats to the new servers. The speed is breathtaking

 

[drothgery]

I wish I could say my wife doesn't...

I think for us broadband users, the big thing is going to be that the server doesn't get overwhelmed during peak hours (the late-morning slowdown hasn't happened yet, anyway). Under a light load, the new server doesn't seem significantly faster for me, but the old server would have hit serious slowdowns by 10am Pacific, and reached unuseable levels by early afternoon.

 

[Cthulhu's Librarian]

I wish I could say my wife doesn't...

I understand competely.

 

[Wystan]

My wife allowed broadband so that I could take an online college course, World of Warcraft is just a Great side effect...

 

[Laslo Tremaine]

My god.... It's beautiful!!!

Really, the new server is working like a champ. I can actually read the boards without having other tabs open for browsing other sites while waiting for EN World to load!

Great job guys!

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

Under a light load, the new server doesn't seem significantly faster for me, but the old server would have hit serious slowdowns by 10am Pacific, and reached unuseable levels by early afternoon.

Ahhh you just lack patience... You should have tried it on dial up at the same time frame...