On 25/06/2013 5:29 p.m., C. Falconer wrote:
Is there anyone here who would like some old HP servers?
[...]
And the worst thing - they're doing to inhale electricity like its free.
There's probably more computing power in a modern i5 than all of these
combined.
[...]
And then there is the other "worst thing" to add: of all that
electricity going into them very little is actually converted into
useful content (data on disk, or something going out on a network
cable), while most of the energy is ultimately converted into heat
inside the server boxes and will have to move and be dissipated into the
environment. Now unless you are planning on setting this all up open-air
under a tarp, you may have to consider beefing up the HVAC system
significantly before installing the servers (although, if you are living
in a typical Christchurch home and don't have a logburner, you can
alternatively use these servers as cheap and geek-looking heaters, even
if you don't really require any data processing at all). Add some old
CRT monitors and let a very simple piece of software display full-screen
rectangles of a solid colour that changes over time, and your living
room will get this nicely relaxing soft glow! Oh, sorry, I forgot - do
the servers have anything colour graphics?
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