[rescue] Apple Announces Rackmount Server - WITH IDEHARDWARE RAID

[James Lockwood]

On Wed, 15 May 2002, Joshua D Boyd wrote:

> I believe you are thinking of the wayback machine.  They run something like
> 4 chanels per machine, 100gig drives, 1 per chanel, and add machines as they
> need more storage.  I can't see this being the best idea long term though.
> I mean, they are using intel or amd boxes, and that addes up to a tremendous
> amount of power used and heat put out.  They claim it is cheaper though.

Google is an example of a trivially parallelizable problem that can have
arbitrary redundancy.  In this class of problems, cheap mass-produced
replacable systems excel.

-James