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IBM To Demo OpenPower 710 At SCALE 3x

Posted by timothy on from the linear-expansion dept.

An anonymous reader writes "IBM will demo their PPC based servers including their new OpenServer 710 at SCALE 3x this week. In addition they have their i5/520 running Power Linux, Intel Linux, AIX, i5/OS (OS/400), and Windows all simultaneously. SCALE will be held this weekend in Los Angeles at the LA Convention Center. Speakers include Kevin Foreman (Real Networks), Jon Hall (Linux International), Larry McVoy (CEO BitMover), Marc Hamilton (Sun) & 30 other sessions. In addtion to the talks there will be over 40 exhibitors including IBM & Novell. If you're in LA drop by on 2/12-2/13. There will also be a dinner and GPG Key Signing party. (For a free exhibit hall pass register with the promo code "FREE" or a discounted full access pass with "NEWSP".")

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  1. Go PPC! by keeboo · · Score: 0, Troll

    Go PPC, go!
    One step more towards the x86 scum extinction (I hope). ;)

  2. Some OpenPower by mnmn · · Score: 0, Troll

    I called IBM a while ago and checked their minimum price for an openpower server. 30 grand.

    To make it worthwhile, they should really bring the costs down to something like the xSeries 206 ($500) for PPC servers to compete using Linux. An openpower server running SuSE with SCSI disks and POWER3 or POWER4 processor and a gig of ram for around $1000 will sell and overtake both x86 and sparc platforms. But 30grand will not sell. Thats more expensive than the minimum pSeries server with AIX 5.3

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    "Give orange me give eat orange me eat orange give me eat orange give me you." -Nim Chimpsky
    1. Re:Some OpenPower by l0ungeb0y · · Score: 0, Troll

      Just because IBM isn't selling it's openPower to you, doen't mean that openPower wont sell.

      Personally I find it rather revolting that you would even suggest they sell their new architecture for $1,000. If only because I am sick of people like you who call me and tell me I should sell my services for some ungodly low and very insulting rate to somehow fit their non-existent budget. And you know what? I tell these people to ever so politely go fuck themselves and for some reason, I do quite fine with clients who pay my rates without question.

      So get some fucking respect for the fact that YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR.