These servers are real... Some of these concepts are being used in embedded markets... I use some x86 SBC boards for projects and having a service provided by a 3-5 watt server is cool...
have a look... http://www.pcengines.ch/order1.php?c=4 Google's servers are customized. The motherboard takes only 12V DC so the power supply does not have to manage a 5v and 3.3v rail. Soon you will start seeing solutions like this hit the market with and without the battery. You can currently get the ASUS EEE Desktop models with the battery with an ATOM 330 processor. Andrew "lathama" Latham TuxTone Inc. http://TuxTone.com [email protected] On Sat, Apr 4, 2009 at 5:59 PM, Rob Ludwick <[email protected]> wrote: > For those interested in how google is constructing its data servers, > there's an interesting article over at cnet: > http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-10209580-92.html > > (I don't think this is an April Fool's Joke either since it's not listed > on the google hoaxes page for 2009 this year. > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google's_hoaxes ) > > > _______________________________________________ > Fwlug mailing list > [email protected] > http://fortwaynelug.org/mailman/listinfo/fwlug_fortwaynelug.org > _______________________________________________ Fwlug mailing list [email protected] http://fortwaynelug.org/mailman/listinfo/fwlug_fortwaynelug.org
