It's all in the same house, so they do indeed overlap precicely. Over the past few years I've had numerous power supplies fail, from the cheap to the high end, but I've yet to have one single wall wort fail, on the same circuit or elsewhere in the house.
I didn't realize Sun Microsystems had a server called the Storm. Either way, something must be done about these ozone depleting servers. Shame on you, Sun!
That depends how hard it has to work, and how much power filtering it has to do. My house has dirty power. I've had half a dozen power supplies fail in the period of a year or two. One of them was a high-end Antec TruePower Gold unit, which at the time of purchase was very close to the highest-end product sold (By an already "premium" PSU company).
On the other hand, I've never had a wall wort fail, not even the cheapest of them, made of the crapiest of components.
All the more reason to continue using wall worts. You're moving from a simple wall wort to a much more complex system. One that is akin to a computer power supply. And I've had MANY computer power supplies fail.
Why bother? If each device has it's own power brick, it's safer. If one fails, the others won't.
If you combine all of them into a single point of failure, you might reduce what you think is an "eye sore" but at the cost of a higher risk of failure.
Is making your setup less sturdy worth a cosmetic fix?
Nintendo has been good about backwards compatibility. The Gameboy Colour ran old GB games, the GBA ran GB and GBC games, and the DS runs GBA games.
I'm going to make a prediction right now though. If the new gameboy uses an ARM-7 processor, it will be backwards compatible with old gameboy (GB, GBC) games. If it uses another processor (ARM-9 such as the DS, or another), it will NOT be backwards compatible all the way back.
The reason for this is that the original gameboy, and Gameboy Colour, used a Z80 processor. The Gameboy Advance used an ARM-7 processor.
In order to make the Gameboy Advance backwards compatible, Nintendo just put a Z80 processor into the GBA for it to natively run the older games.
However, when the DS came out, it used an ARM-9 processor. Nintendo chose to put in an ARM-7 for backwards compatibility with GBA games. In order to run original GB and GBC games, the DS would have needed a third processor, a Z80. This would have taken up significantly more room, and been much more complex.
The DS was big enough already, so it makes sense that they chose to leave it out.
On the other hand, the 67MHz ARM-9 processor in the DS has more than enough power to emulate the Z80 for GB/GBC games. I'm very surprised Nintendo didn't go this route to add GB/GBC support to the DS. It would have required very little effort on Nintendo's part.
When did I ever say that? I was just pointing out that they claim that it's not a replacement, but then make it the direct upgrade path by making it backwards compatible.
If the DS is not a replacement for the GBA it shouldn't run GBA games. By making it backwards compatible they position it as a direct upgrade path. Which is also known as a replacement.
I'm confused as to why Nintendo thinks they need two seperate handhelds on the market. They're only fracturing the market, which does not do them any good at all. For one thing they'll have smaller libraries for each unit than they would without fracturing the market.
Personally I think this is a stupid decision.
I think that if they really wanted to do two units, they should have essentially made a $99 single screen DS, and the $199 dual screen model. Most games would be compatible with both, and when running on the single screen model would simply not use the second screen.
The DS could be looked upon as an upgraded model. More information displayed in games, easier controls, wireless, that sort of thing.
Cluster node? I would think that blade servers would be better suited to the task. Clustering is only one of several suggested uses in the 1142h's info page.
Just because it lacks dual PSUs doesn't mean that it's not a very good server or will fail often. PSUs don't normally fail that often, and the lack of dual PSUs only means that the server is not suited for environments in which 100% uptime is required. There are many circumstances in which 5 or 10 minutes to swap out a PSU with a spare is not a big deal.
I mentioned Raid 5 precicely because it requires 3 or more drives. This is because the 1142h in fact supports 4 drives, not 2. I think you are confusing hot-swap drive bays with internal drive bays.
I fail to see what a LOM module offers that a remote reboot port and software doesn't. What could you possibly want to do to a server remotely when it is turned off or crashed other than reboot it (Or turn it on)? Besides, you can add LOM capabilities to the 1142h by adding a PCI-X LOM card. Though I'd rather use it for a card with RAID-5 support.
1) I set max bid of $50 2) Another user bids $50, I remain highest bidder. 3) I attempt to raise my max bid to $55 4) Ebay increases my current bid to $51
I was already the highest bidder at $50, eBay should not have increased my bid. I ended up paying $51 too, so eBay's stupid practice made the price I paid higher than it should have been.
I understand why you'd be upset that this is what your tax dollars are being spent on (I would be), but are you opposed to those dollars going to the French, or we Montrealers:p
My point isn't so much to compare the Appro system to the Sun, so much as point out that 3U for a quad opteron is not "small" and by no means anything special. People seem to be somehow impressed with a quad opteron in a 3U case.
There are other servers with management capabilities; Dell's DRAC cards are an example. And there are other servers with redundant power supplies.
And to get back to the Appro, yes, it can cool four of the fastest Opterons in 1U reliable (A row of heavy duty blowers lends a fairly intense airflow from the front to the back of the case). And yes, 600GB is with IDE. If you want SCSI, the max the Appro can take is 219GB of 15,000RPM SCSI drives. Three drives. You can RAID-5 them if you want. No, it doesn't have remote management. What does remote management give you that a combination of software and remote reboot switches don't?
Besides, you can always fit three 1U servers in the space of the 3U sun server. That's going to get you more storage capacity, more power, more memory, and more redundancy than the Sun will. Of course, at a very large price.
And lastly, again, why is one a cluster node? There is not a single mention in the article about clusters or cluster nodes.
Cluster node? What are you talking about? To quote the article:
"The V40z is an entry-level server geared for everything from data mining to CAE to database work."
So, it's not a cluster node. Where did you get that from?
I will admit, I meant to say 3U in my original post, not 4U. But that doesn't change my point; there is nothing special about Sun's server, and other servers can do the same thing in a third the space.
Does anybody else find it amusing that the recruitment tool for the US Army is being made in Montreal, Canada? Arguably the city in North America most opposed to the invasion of Iraq?
Sounds interesting, but I couldn't find a single sample translation on their site; ie a block of text in language A (Say, french), and language B (Say, english). Translated from A to B by their software.
Without even the simplest of examples or samples we have only their word on how well this works.
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It's all in the same house, so they do indeed overlap precicely. Over the past few years I've had numerous power supplies fail, from the cheap to the high end, but I've yet to have one single wall wort fail, on the same circuit or elsewhere in the house.
Again, I have yet to see a wall wort fail, but I've seen many power supplies fail. This seems to contradict your multiplied-chance-of-failure theory.
Sun Storms Deplete Ozone, Too
I didn't realize Sun Microsystems had a server called the Storm. Either way, something must be done about these ozone depleting servers. Shame on you, Sun!
That depends how hard it has to work, and how much power filtering it has to do. My house has dirty power. I've had half a dozen power supplies fail in the period of a year or two. One of them was a high-end Antec TruePower Gold unit, which at the time of purchase was very close to the highest-end product sold (By an already "premium" PSU company).
On the other hand, I've never had a wall wort fail, not even the cheapest of them, made of the crapiest of components.
All the more reason to continue using wall worts. You're moving from a simple wall wort to a much more complex system. One that is akin to a computer power supply. And I've had MANY computer power supplies fail.
Why bother? If each device has it's own power brick, it's safer. If one fails, the others won't.
If you combine all of them into a single point of failure, you might reduce what you think is an "eye sore" but at the cost of a higher risk of failure.
Is making your setup less sturdy worth a cosmetic fix?
Are you sure they're on the same die and not just on the same packaging/substrate?
Nintendo has been good about backwards compatibility. The Gameboy Colour ran old GB games, the GBA ran GB and GBC games, and the DS runs GBA games.
I'm going to make a prediction right now though. If the new gameboy uses an ARM-7 processor, it will be backwards compatible with old gameboy (GB, GBC) games. If it uses another processor (ARM-9 such as the DS, or another), it will NOT be backwards compatible all the way back.
The reason for this is that the original gameboy, and Gameboy Colour, used a Z80 processor. The Gameboy Advance used an ARM-7 processor.
In order to make the Gameboy Advance backwards compatible, Nintendo just put a Z80 processor into the GBA for it to natively run the older games.
However, when the DS came out, it used an ARM-9 processor. Nintendo chose to put in an ARM-7 for backwards compatibility with GBA games. In order to run original GB and GBC games, the DS would have needed a third processor, a Z80. This would have taken up significantly more room, and been much more complex.
The DS was big enough already, so it makes sense that they chose to leave it out.
On the other hand, the 67MHz ARM-9 processor in the DS has more than enough power to emulate the Z80 for GB/GBC games. I'm very surprised Nintendo didn't go this route to add GB/GBC support to the DS. It would have required very little effort on Nintendo's part.
When did I ever say that? I was just pointing out that they claim that it's not a replacement, but then make it the direct upgrade path by making it backwards compatible.
If the DS is not a replacement for the GBA it shouldn't run GBA games. By making it backwards compatible they position it as a direct upgrade path. Which is also known as a replacement.
I'm confused as to why Nintendo thinks they need two seperate handhelds on the market. They're only fracturing the market, which does not do them any good at all. For one thing they'll have smaller libraries for each unit than they would without fracturing the market.
Personally I think this is a stupid decision.
I think that if they really wanted to do two units, they should have essentially made a $99 single screen DS, and the $199 dual screen model. Most games would be compatible with both, and when running on the single screen model would simply not use the second screen.
The DS could be looked upon as an upgraded model. More information displayed in games, easier controls, wireless, that sort of thing.
Really. So I should have to pay $1 more in order to raise my maximum bid? Seems like price gouging to me. Which is what this is all about.
I didn't re-bid. I only raised my maximum bid. I certainly don't remember seeing anything about re-bidding.
My bid for $50 was already placed. I didn't retract that bid.
I'm an idiot. It only supports 2 drives. Never mind about that. RAID-1 it is then.
Cluster node? I would think that blade servers would be better suited to the task. Clustering is only one of several suggested uses in the 1142h's info page.
Just because it lacks dual PSUs doesn't mean that it's not a very good server or will fail often. PSUs don't normally fail that often, and the lack of dual PSUs only means that the server is not suited for environments in which 100% uptime is required. There are many circumstances in which 5 or 10 minutes to swap out a PSU with a spare is not a big deal.
I mentioned Raid 5 precicely because it requires 3 or more drives. This is because the 1142h in fact supports 4 drives, not 2. I think you are confusing hot-swap drive bays with internal drive bays.
I fail to see what a LOM module offers that a remote reboot port and software doesn't. What could you possibly want to do to a server remotely when it is turned off or crashed other than reboot it (Or turn it on)? Besides, you can add LOM capabilities to the 1142h by adding a PCI-X LOM card. Though I'd rather use it for a card with RAID-5 support.
Similar situation here:
1) I set max bid of $50
2) Another user bids $50, I remain highest bidder.
3) I attempt to raise my max bid to $55
4) Ebay increases my current bid to $51
I was already the highest bidder at $50, eBay should not have increased my bid. I ended up paying $51 too, so eBay's stupid practice made the price I paid higher than it should have been.
I understand why you'd be upset that this is what your tax dollars are being spent on (I would be), but are you opposed to those dollars going to the French, or we Montrealers :p
My point isn't so much to compare the Appro system to the Sun, so much as point out that 3U for a quad opteron is not "small" and by no means anything special. People seem to be somehow impressed with a quad opteron in a 3U case.
There are other servers with management capabilities; Dell's DRAC cards are an example. And there are other servers with redundant power supplies.
And to get back to the Appro, yes, it can cool four of the fastest Opterons in 1U reliable (A row of heavy duty blowers lends a fairly intense airflow from the front to the back of the case). And yes, 600GB is with IDE. If you want SCSI, the max the Appro can take is 219GB of 15,000RPM SCSI drives. Three drives. You can RAID-5 them if you want. No, it doesn't have remote management. What does remote management give you that a combination of software and remote reboot switches don't?
Besides, you can always fit three 1U servers in the space of the 3U sun server. That's going to get you more storage capacity, more power, more memory, and more redundancy than the Sun will. Of course, at a very large price.
And lastly, again, why is one a cluster node? There is not a single mention in the article about clusters or cluster nodes.
Cluster node? What are you talking about? To quote the article:
"The V40z is an entry-level server geared for everything from data mining to CAE to database work."
So, it's not a cluster node. Where did you get that from?
I will admit, I meant to say 3U in my original post, not 4U. But that doesn't change my point; there is nothing special about Sun's server, and other servers can do the same thing in a third the space.
Does anybody else find it amusing that the recruitment tool for the US Army is being made in Montreal, Canada? Arguably the city in North America most opposed to the invasion of Iraq?
It's a quad-opteron in a 4U chassis. I don't get it, what's so special about that?
I'd be much more impressed with a 1U quad opteron with 32GB of RAM via 16x2GB DDR400 and 1.5TB of storage via 3x500GB drives.
Oh wait. It's already been done. It's called Appro's 1142H, a 1U quad opteron server.
Sounds interesting, but I couldn't find a single sample translation on their site; ie a block of text in language A (Say, french), and language B (Say, english). Translated from A to B by their software.
Without even the simplest of examples or samples we have only their word on how well this works.
Workstations don't come with that much memory because a machine with 16GB of RAM cannot be classified as a workstation.
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Go look at server motherboards:
http://tyan.com/products/html/opteron.html
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There are TONS of 16GB and 32GB motherboards on that page.
Many ISPs here in Canada (Montreal) have "lite" tiers of DSL/Cable that are about $19.99 per month Canadian. That'd be about $16 per month US.
For pete's sake, RTFA! The QEMU accelerator (KQEMU) is a virtualization solution that ONLY runs on x86 and ONLY can run x86 apps.
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I suggest you read this:
http://fabrice.bellard.free.fr/qemu/qemu-accel.
Perhaps you shouldn't talk if you don't know what you're talking about?
Errm, while you are right that I indeed said qemu accelerator, and x86 only product, perhaps your response is a bit harsh...