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Thanks for that -- the Penguin computing 1Us look promising -- 16 slots! It's cool theplanet has high-end options -- though I recently read an article that gav

Thanks for that -- the Penguin computing 1Us look promising -- 16 slots! It's cool theplanet has high-end options -- though I recently read an article that gave me the impression they had some serious support problems related to the EV1 merger.

johnm 20y ago
In terms of vendors, also check out SiliconMechanics. They're touting the new 2-in-1U chassis from Supermicro that does up to 16 x86 cores in 1U. :-) If you're in the Bay Area, ASA Computers is very competitive. They're in the south bay and deliver straight to our colo. For hardware support, they even come back to the colo and pull the boxes right off our racks, take them back and fix them, and then return them to our racks.
- gyro_robo 20y ago
  16 cores in 1U is pretty amazing -- I wonder how long until we look at it like the Altair 8800 ;)
  - johnm 20y ago
    :-) If you're doing Java, Azul Systems does 192 cores in 5U.
    - gyro_robo 20y ago
      Very interesting, a specialized processor. 192 cores and 192 GB in 5U and 1000 watts! I wonder how much performance a 5-watt chip gives you. In 10 years our cell phones will have 192 cores.