Roy Schestowitz wrote:

> IBM launches Cell blades for HPC
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | The Bladecenter QS22 systems will run Red Hat Enterprise Linux and
> | include IBM's open sauce Eclipse development environment. IBM claims its
> | new QS22 systems can be integrated with x86 based servers in customers'
> | data centers.
> `----
>
>
http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquir...ell-blades-hpc


Dude... I'd give anything... to have a CELL powered rack. Can you imagine
the power? A fully functional Cell server or desktop? I'd put Intel to
Shame in seconds...


And the best part... WINDOWS not supported...

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____/ Jerry McBride on Thursday 15 May 2008 23:37 : \____

> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>
>> IBM launches Cell blades for HPC
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | The Bladecenter QS22 systems will run Red Hat Enterprise Linux and
>> | include IBM's open sauce Eclipse development environment. IBM claims its
>> | new QS22 systems can be integrated with x86 based servers in customers'
>> | data centers.
>> `----
>>
>>
>
http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquir...ell-blades-hpc
>
>
> Dude... I'd give anything... to have a CELL powered rack. Can you imagine
> the power? A fully functional Cell server or desktop? I'd put Intel to
> Shame in seconds...
>
>
> And the best part... WINDOWS not supported...

Not even AMD (x86). ;-)

XP SP3 crashes AMD machines

,----[ Quote ]
| One user reported, "I just installed Windows XP SP3 and after completing the
| processes and when the system reboots, the system cannot proceed to load the
| Windows. It just displays the flash screen of Windows then after it reboots
| again."
|
| Angry users have also reported that, after the installation, it is not even
| possible to boot in safe mode, usually the last resort before setting up a
| repeated forehead/screen interface.
`----

http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquir...s-amd-machines


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In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Roy Schestowitz

wrote
on Fri, 16 May 2008 01:13:54 +0100
<2003721.ZIsJ9Cg9mz@schestowitz.com>:
> ____/ Jerry McBride on Thursday 15 May 2008 23:37 : \____
>
>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>
>>> IBM launches Cell blades for HPC
>>>
>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>> | The Bladecenter QS22 systems will run Red Hat Enterprise Linux and
>>> | include IBM's open sauce Eclipse development environment. IBM claims its
>>> | new QS22 systems can be integrated with x86 based servers in customers'
>>> | data centers.
>>> `----
>>>
>>>
>>
> http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquir...ell-blades-hpc
>>
>>
>> Dude... I'd give anything... to have a CELL powered rack. Can you imagine
>> the power? A fully functional Cell server or desktop? I'd put Intel to
>> Shame in seconds...
>>
>>
>> And the best part... WINDOWS not supported...
>
> Not even AMD (x86). ;-)

Ick. Good thing I'm not planning to install XP on my Athlon, then. :-)

CELL might be fun to play with; certainly PS3 is Linux-capable.

>
> XP SP3 crashes AMD machines
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | One user reported, "I just installed Windows XP SP3 and after completing the
> | processes and when the system reboots, the system cannot proceed to load the
> | Windows. It just displays the flash screen of Windows then after it reboots
> | again."
> |
> | Angry users have also reported that, after the installation, it is not even
> | possible to boot in safe mode, usually the last resort before setting up a
> | repeated forehead/screen interface.
> `----
>
> http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquir...s-amd-machines
>

Windows. When it absolutely, positively has to work.
(FSVO "absolutely", "positively", "has to", and "work".)

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