Dual-socket Intel "Blackford" series mobo, then start out at around 4GB RAM will do. Processor could be Xeon "Clovertown". Can go cheap with AMD FX-based dual-socket setup.
On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 10:41 PM, tildemark <[email protected]> wrote: > wow, my jaw just dropped. never touched a pc with that size of memory > before. someone would actually buy that and use it as a workstation? > > > -- > How many people can read hex if only you and dead people can read hex? > > Follow me on twitter at http://twitter.com/tildemark > Visit my website at http://www.tildemark.com > > > > > On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 10:35 PM, hard wyrd <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Why do quadruple boot when you can have them all running at the same time? >> >> With a quad-core or octo-core processor, and around 16GB RAM, you can run >> more than 4 OSes at the same time using virtualization. >> >> On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 10:31 PM, tildemark <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> i cant imagine doing quadruple boots in the future. windoze, linux, >>> leopard, chrome ??? omg >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> How many people can read hex if only you and dead people can read hex? >>> >>> Follow me on twitter at http://twitter.com/tildemark >>> Visit my website at http://www.tildemark.com >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 10:27 PM, Brent P. Lipke >>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Ah well, for me I'd rather not spend time trying to figure out whether >>>> its an OS or not. I say we enjoy what Google's new product has to offer. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Brent >>>> >>>> On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 10:24 PM, hard wyrd <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Yeah, I've glanced the "minimal" description in the Google Blog. >>>>> >>>>> However, I think we should start asking ourselves again "What is an >>>>> OS?" "What does an OS do?" Then start thinking again if indeed Google "OS" >>>>> _is in fact_ an OS. >>>>> >>>>> The idea for net books, net tops etc isn't entirely new. I've seen a >>>>> few units from NEC, etc a couple of years ago using the same idea of >>>>> "everything on the internet" with the backing from Netscape. But then >>>>> again, >>>>> back then AJAX, and others were not yet born and the idea of "everything >>>>> on >>>>> the internet" at that time was too ahead of its time. >>>>> >>>>> Which brings me back to my question if indeed it is an OS, or does it >>>>> qualify per existing definition of what an OS is. >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 8:29 PM, Brent P. Lipke <[email protected] >>>>> > wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Well.. that's what Google said. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _________________________________________________ >>>>> Kagay-Anon Linux Users' Group (KLUG) Mailing List >>>>> [email protected] ( >>>>> http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/klug) >>>>> Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Robert Brent P. Lipke >>>> >>>> _________________________________________________ >>>> Kagay-Anon Linux Users' Group (KLUG) Mailing List >>>> [email protected] ( >>>> http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/klug) >>>> Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph >>>> >>> >>> >>> _________________________________________________ >>> Kagay-Anon Linux Users' Group (KLUG) Mailing List >>> [email protected] (http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/klug >>> ) >>> Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Penguin, penguin, and more penguin. >> >> Believe that within the brain is a brain, and within it another brain, and >> so on and so forth. >> >> _________________________________________________ >> Kagay-Anon Linux Users' Group (KLUG) Mailing List >> [email protected] (http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/klug) >> Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph >> > > > _________________________________________________ > Kagay-Anon Linux Users' Group (KLUG) Mailing List > [email protected] (http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/klug) > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph > -- Penguin, penguin, and more penguin. Believe that within the brain is a brain, and within it another brain, and so on and so forth.
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