From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <06352a956e36cee642ff5532f4e4d3af@kw.quanstro.net> References: <06352a956e36cee642ff5532f4e4d3af@kw.quanstro.net> Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2012 07:26:25 -0700 Message-ID: From: David Leimbach To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=047d7b2ed4ad670cc904c5bc6187 Subject: Re: [9fans] higher-end compute server recommendations? Topicbox-Message-UUID: a5d2fff2-ead7-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 --047d7b2ed4ad670cc904c5bc6187 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 7:10 AM, erik quanstrom 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 > > --047d7b2ed4ad670cc904c5bc6187 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 7:10 AM, erik qu= anstrom <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 >=3D processors cheeper

1. =A0sgi altex. =A032 processors itanic goodness for $1500. =A0you could g= et two
and double your processors.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SGI-Al= tix-3000-Rack-LOADED-with-C-Bricks-each-with-2-x-1-3GHz-16GB-/310415290426?= pt=3DCOMP_EN_Servers&hash=3Ditem484631703a#ht_784wt_979

Itanium was fun to play with years and years ago when I= had access to them. =A0Just because it was different mostly. =A0I liked it= for the same reason I liked those Cell processors - I'm weird.
=A0



2. =A0sgi onyx2. =A08 processors for $200. =A0you could get 20 for <$400= 0, but
you may be calling an electrician

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SGI-Silicon-Graphic= s-Onyx2-Server-CMN-A016-RM-10-256-/290748779993?pt=3DCOMP_EN_Servers&ha= sh=3Ditem43b1fa4dd9#ht_9902wt_818


Cool!
=A0
- erik


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