[geeks] *DROOL*

[Julius Sridhar]

On Tue, 29 Jan 2002, James Sharp wrote:

> > > I do more with my computers than just read email.
> >
> >   Hoooo boy.  James is a bad person to say that to.  I'm going to go
> > hide under my bed for a while. 8)
> >
> *grin*
>
> I merely meant I'm trying to figure out the endless desire to replace a
> decent machine or two with racks and racks and racks of cheap-ass PeeCees
> and then "load-balance" across them.
>
> Fault tolerance?  Sure...when one of 90 machines dies, you throw it away.
> What happens when your load balancer blows chow?  Your million dollar rack
> of PCs turns into a lava lamp.

Or better yet, an S/390 or even a Tandem.  Get some elbow room and *even
more* fault tolerance.  You can get single-frame S/390's now.

Peace...  Sridhar