I know this is a stupid question but... How many websites can my server potentially hold?

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Published on 2011-01-10T21:58:18Z Indexed on 2011/01/10 22:55 UTC
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Sorry for the "noob" question, but...

About how many medium-sized websites with average traffic could this server hold? Just like the average website, kind of like a small business site. How many sites could this server hold, but still maintain nice, decent speed?

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