On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 7:10 AM, erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net> wrote:

On Thu Jul 26 08:41:56 EDT 2012, 9fans@hamnavoe.com wrote:
> > And reserve same amount in $5K to have 140 ethernet ports switch ;)
>
> No need for ethernet - just link boards in a mesh using gpio pins.
>
> And yes, I am joking.

it's an intersting thought experiment.

here are other ways to get >= processors cheeper

1. sgi altex. 32 processors itanic goodness for $1500. you could get two
and double your processors.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SGI-Altix-3000-Rack-LOADED-with-C-Bricks-each-with-2-x-1-3GHz-16GB-/310415290426?pt=COMP_EN_Servers&hash=item484631703a#ht_784wt_979

Itanium was fun to play with years and years ago when I had access to them. Just because it was different mostly. I liked it for the same reason I liked those Cell processors - I'm weird.

2. sgi onyx2. 8 processors for $200. you could get 20 for <$4000, but
you may be calling an electrician

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SGI-Silicon-Graphics-Onyx2-Server-CMN-A016-RM-10-256-/290748779993?pt=COMP_EN_Servers&hash=item43b1fa4dd9#ht_9902wt_818

Cool!

- erik