> Somehow I think we should be looking at server grade technology in > order > to go forwards. This means technology with multiple processors also. > > I was thinking : > > BladeCenter S Express Model 8886E1U > $4,499.00 > > see http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/bladecenter/blades/index.html > > IBM BladeCenter JS22 Express > Model 7998 ??? 61XA > POWER6 / 4.0GHz 4-cores 4MB L2 cache per processor core > 4GB System Memory > 1 x 73.4GB SAS 10K rpm > > $6,129.00 USD > > see http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/p/hardware/annc_1106/index.html > > - Dennis > -------------------------------> > > Dennis, > > An innovative idea and I love it! Will we have this 'wunderbeast' at some > remote Canadian 'SkyNet' location...?? > > I'm all for that idea for a general purpose POWER R&D server solution of > that magnitude. Heck, I'll even help sponsor it!!
I have been making calls to IBM sales for a while and they have been halping me nail down a config as well as lease structures etc etc etc. Dennis
