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96 Processors Under Your Desktop
Roland Piquepaille writes "A small Santa Clara-based company, Orion Multisystems, today unveils a new concept in computing, 'cluster workstations.' In October, you'll be able to choose between a 12-processor unit for less than $10,000 or a 96-processor system for less than $100,000. These new systems are powered by Efficeon processor from Transmeta and are running Fedora Linux version 2.6.6. Apparently, this new company has friends in the industry. You already can read articles in CNET News.com ("A renaissance for the workstation?"), the New York Times ("A PC That Packs Real Power, and All Just for Me," free registration, permanent link) and the Wall Street Journal ("Orion Sees Gold in Moribund Workstations," paid registration). The company is targeting engineers, life scientists and movie animators. It's too early to know if the company can be successful, but I would certainly have to get one of these systems under my desk. In this overview, I've picked the essential details from the three stories mentioned above."
Great... by october my brand-new machine will be hopelessly out-of-date. I knew it would happen, but had no idea they'd usurp me by 94 processors.
Apparently, this new company has friends in the industry.
Apparently Slashdot is one of them
Can I run Doom 3 on it in maximum resolution mode?
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64? who can do with ONLY 64 processors?? sheesh..
128? who the fuck needs 128 processors? you have to think in resonable proportions! sheeeeeesh..
It'd be cool to have 12 high-end AMD processors instead of relatively slow Transmeta CPUs in this workstation. But I guess their total disspated heat will melt computer case :(
Seriously, why 96? Why not 64 or 128?
Because 96 reversed is...
64 and 128 reversed don't have the same flavor
I dont want that thing running anywhere close to my crotch. .. course this is slashdot so i'm sure most wont care :)
With the power requirements on this thing, the case will be half PSU. I can see the warning on the case now 'Do not place in carpeted areas.' I bet the electro-static discharge would make you sterile faster than the speed of rubbing socks.
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I'd like to see what the employees do with them after hours...
"Gotta work late today, honey. Oh, sorry, is this the Pizza place? Could you please hold one sec?"
"Gotta work late again today, honey..."
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This time we don't have to imagine what a cluster would be like. It's already in the box!
The comment has already been made. Let's move it along people. Nothing to see here.
That'll be $9999, please.
Apparantly it's '96.
If you're having lag problems, I feel bad for you son.
I got 96 processors and you got one!"
OK, apparently, someone took the "Imagine a beowulf cluster of these" a bit too seriously.
Way to go!
...in 3, 2, 1...
now thats a system i'd like to install gentoo on :)
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I've got well over a hundred in the box under my desk. Unfortunately, it's just that. A box of over 100 CPUs, mostly Pentiums/Pentium IIs.
64 processors should be enough for everyone.
Imagine a Beo.. uhh. Never mind.
With so many GigE connections inside that box, I guess Sun's "the network is the computer" finally came through.
On the other hand, this is also "the computer is the cluster" at the same time.
Cooling?
Any ideas?
I've got one!
96 processors on the motherboard,
96 processors on the motherboard,
take one down,
pass it around,
95 processors on the motherboard...
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Am the only one who saw "A small Santa Claus-based company" I guess after seeing 96 processors under your desktop, that's what first came to mind.
100k for 96 processors? Figure you can get a barebones system with 256 MB ram for around $250. That's $24k for the boxes, a 96-port switch, and some good clustering software.
Where's the rest of the cost coming from?
I mean it's cool, but if I had $100k that absolutely needed to be spent, I'd get a Viper or something instead of a big server.
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Wer mit Ungeheuern kämpft, mag zusehn, dass er nicht dabei zum Ungeheuer wird. --Nietzsche
Good ol' WSJ, that hardcore tech rag. Next they'll tell me the brains march off little soldiers to various parts of Computer Land to give orders and bring back messages.
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You misspelled "idiots". PRNewswire doesn't have "editors".
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Imagine a beowulf cluster of.... ok, ok, I'll shut up.
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Apparantly, we also need a "bitch slap" mod...
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Thank you, and have a pleasant evening....
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