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To: fyodor_ who wrote (17725)11/5/2000 11:14:43 AM
From: Tony ViolaRead Replies (2) | Respond to of 275872
 
fyodor_ Btw, with regards to AMD clusters, the University of Kentucky has a 64-node Athlon cluster (700MHz, 1 CPU/node):

cnet.com

(Look at the image of the setup in that link.. why the heck isn't the thing rack-mounted?)


Because it has not been productized by anybody.

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To: fyodor_ who wrote (17725)11/6/2000 12:52:29 AM
From: Paul EngelRead Replies (1) | Respond to of 275872
 
Re: "(Look at the image of the setup in that link.. why the heck isn't the thing rack-mounted?)"

Because it's a one-of-a-kind low cost Kluge.

Don't forget - rack mounting will require special cooling - because AThWipers/ThumperTurds BURN TWICE as much POWER as equivalent Intel CPUs.