Wonder if we could get this donated to AMRAD's efforts?

[Rob Seastrom]

Do bear in mind that the POWER cpus outnumber the AMD64 cpus 2:1.
And you can't even play PS3 games on it!

-r

"fgentges at mindspring.com" <fgentges at mindspring.com> writes:

> If they would give it to us as FOB, how do we afford to arrange for
> the "two dozen tractor trailer trucks" to bring it here?  Where do we
> put it?
>
> It looks like a giant array of rack mount computers that could be
> broken down into a bunch of smaller arrays.  We could each have our
> own supercomputer.
>
> Each of us needs to find an application up to the power of our
> subdivided supercomputer and a staff and electricity and cooling to
> run it.
>
> Finally, we will find all the hard drives removed and we will need to
> buy new ones.
>
> An excellent discussion of Roadrunner is on Wikipedia.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Roadrunner
>
> Somehow, I just don't see it all going to the scrap yard.
>
> Frank K0BRA
>
> On 3/31/2013 7:12 PM, Phil wrote:
>> Yeah, and then there's always the inevitable rider: "Buyer collects."
>>
>> Phil M1GWZ
>>
>>
>> On 31 Mar 2013, at 17:06, wb5mmb wrote:
>>
>>> By the time security finishes scrubbing it there will not be much left that is usable.
>>>      Sandy
>>>     WB5MMB
>>>
>>>
>>> At 10:53 AM 3/31/2013, you wrote:
>>>> Here is a good computer being decommissioned and put out to pasture (aka the recycling pile).  Wonder if we could get this donated to AMRAD's efforts?
>>>>
>>>> <http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/technolog/end-line-roadrunner-supercomputer-1C9144294>http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/technolog/end-line-roadrunner-supercomputer-1C9144294
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