[geeks] Cluster in a box? Interesting item on offer at eBay

[Lionel Peterson]

I don't understand this irrational need of yours to justify your computing
environment... ;^)

For those curious, I found the MB model number - it's a Tyan s8208:

http://www.tyan.com/product_SKU_spec.aspx?ProductType=MB&pid=649&SKU=60000013
2

Lionel

> On Feb 7, 2014, at 2:26 PM, Phil Stracchino <phils at caerllewys.net> wrote:
>
>> On 02/07/14 12:30, JP Hindin wrote:
>> On the follow-up eMails I see people are talking about having it at home,
>> in which case you're really running a different set of expectations. When
>> the daffy thing is ~2500 miles away and you lose the ability to reset it
>> or KVM into it, that's a real pain in the butt. (And Smart Hands in 60 Hud
>> is expensive)
>>
>> In your basement, well, it's an inconvenience but a very different matter.
>
> I'm certainly *tempted* by the idea of putting one in my rack.  just as
> i was strongly *tempted* to offer a home for the V880.  But
> realistically, further inflation of my already high monthly power bill
> far, far outweighs any possible realistic practical use to which I could
> put either.  I *already* have more compute cycles online than I can use.
>
>
>
> --
>  Phil Stracchino
>  Babylon Communications
>  phils at caerllewys.net
>  phil at co.ordinate.org
>  Landline: 603.293.8485
> _______________________________________________
> GEEKS:  http://www.sunhelp.org/mailman/listinfo/geeks