Linux Clusters for sale

Fred M writes "For use in high-computing area's Siemens has build their hpcLine systems and showed it on a meeting for customers in februari. Base of the systems are cpu modules, each consisting of 2 Dual-CPU-Boards. Each module has 2 Pentium-CPUs - then PIIs 450 MHz - and memory of 2048 MB max. 8 modules (= 32 cpu's) can be mounted in one rack. Connection of the modules is done with Scalable Coherent I nterface (SCI), that has a bandwidth of 500 MByte/s and uses a Ring-Topology. A story (in German) can be found here "