On Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:15:41 -0800, Gerhard Adam wrote: >> >> So, the more processors you have to split the costs across, the lower >> the CPU/hr charge may be. And those charges are based on the SMF >> collected times (since that is what fed the accounting system). >> > >It is clearly ridiculous since the projected $7,000,000 (by your own >definition) doesn't include peripherals. Also, more processors doesn't >SPLIT costs, it multiplies them since more power is presumably available for >more work.
Huh? If all other things are equal, the cost per CPU second for a machine with two processors is half the cost per CPU second of a machine with one processor. -- Tom Marchant ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
