Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 03 Aug 2003 17:58:01 -0400 | From | Jeff Garzik <> | Subject | Re: TOE brain dump |
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Larry McVoy wrote: > I can get an entire machine, memory, disk, > Ghz CPU, case, power supply, > cdrom, floppy, onboard enet extra net card for routing, for $250 or less, > quantity 1, shipped to my door. > > Why would I want to spend money on some silly offload card when I can get > the whole PC for less than the card?
Yep. I think we are entering the era of what I call RAIC (pronounced "rake") -- redundant array of inexpensive computers. For organizations that can handle the space/power/temperature load, a powerful cluster of supercheap PCs, the "Wal-Mart Supercomputer", can be built for a rock-bottom price.
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