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Oxide could probably be considered a "modern mainframe" if you squint. The architecture is of course much different, but server CPUs from the likes of AMD are
by dralley 3y ago
Oxide could probably be considered a "modern mainframe" if you squint. The architecture is of course much different, but server CPUs from the likes of AMD are gradually catching up with the purpose-built stuff in raw power and I/O capabilities.
- zozbot234 3y agoOxide hardware is more comparable to a midrange computer. Though they are apparently planning to add support for having multiple physical racks in a single managed "silo", which enables HA scenarios and gets a bit closer to what mainframes provide.
- hindsightbias 3y agoThere's an article where their pitch was "It's the new AS/400" Or, you could just buy a new AS/400 that already does all that.
- msh 3y agoI think its only IBM people who calls computers midrange ;)
- steveklabnik 3y agoYes, like many kinds of comparisons, it really depends on what you mean by the thing. The architecture of Oxide is very different than a mainframe, but the "big computer that's a fully integrated system" vibe is kinda similar.