absurd prices

[choasforages]

ok dude, on ebay, i have seen 8 pIII xeon boxs, im thinking about buying a 4 proc pentium pro system. as for 16 proc linux, never seen it, but i heard it booted on a 128 proc sun box, but it wasn't running optimally on it.

[voidmain]

quote:Originally posted by www.unixsucks.com:
I think you shall be having examples where Linux is running on 8 or 16 CPU system with free clustering?

What sort of clustering do you prefer?  I gave you one example running on 1040 PIII processors. I can give you more examples as there are several types of clustering.  Again, use google and you shall find. But, you would rather just pay M$ because their fudmeisters showed up on your doorstep. Personally I have run Linux on an 18 processor Sun server. I put an old Sparc Center 2000 to good use. Again, search, use your brain, it's certainly not hard to find this information.

[TU]

windows dosn't just run on x86 it runs on alpha and sparc and pa-risc I THINK i am postive on ALPHA but not about other archs

[voidmain]

NT 3.51 USED to run on Alpha but they quickly dropped it like a rock. You better check again, x86 only. In addition to Alpha they also had a PPC and a MIPS version for a very short time (also only NT 3.51). It never ran on any other processors that I am aware of. It NEVER ran on Sparc, monkeys will fly out of Scott McNealy's butt before that happens.

In fact on the NT 3.51 Server CD there was the usual I386 directory, along with an ALPHA, PPC, and MIPS directories. You'll not find them on any other version.

http://www.osdata.com/kind/windows.htm

[ August 30, 2002: Message edited by: VoidMain ]

[sporkme]

i got all my microslit software for $5 a pop, professional editions too, through indiana university


nowhere near texas

[Zombie9920]

quote:Originally posted by choasforages:
ummm, overpriced compared to free *nix's, then agian, over 8 cpus, and you have to pay for a solarise license, which i don't think is cheap. but on that point, windows can't even run on 8+ procs so nevermind

Windows 2000 Datacenter Server can run up to 32 processors.

   

quote:Originally posted by sporkme / bob:
i got all my microslit software for $5 a pop, professional editions too, through indiana university


nowhere near texas

ISU MS software discounts rule. ;P I got Windows 98SE, Windows ME and Windows 2000 Professional from ISU at $5 a pop. Too bad I'm no longer a student(I've already graduated). I still know people who can get me MS software from ISU at $5 a pop, but I didn't have any reason to go that route with Windows XP because the ISU version wasn't Corporate(according to one of my ISU buddies). ;(

I like on the ISU versions of Windows how the Product Key is built into the installation. That is really handy because it saves me the trouble of having to input the key when I install Windows and I can never lose my CD key.

[ August 30, 2002: Message edited by: Zombie9920 ]

[voidmain]

Ok, now where do I find a 32 processor Intel box that Windows is capable of running on?

[Calum]

quote:Originally posted by VoidMain:
Ok, now where do I find a 32 processor Intel box that Windows is capable of running on?

HA!

[Zombie9920]

quote:Originally posted by VoidMain:
Ok, now where do I find a 32 processor Intel box that Windows is capable of running on?

Good question. I'm sure they are out there and I'm sure the businesses(and government) who can afford to run Win2K Datacenter server legally also have access to and own those rare 32 CPU x86 boxes. ;P

[choasforages]

hmm, i have heard myths about the magical 16 proc 486, buts thats about it

[HPC GUY]

My company built a beouwulf cluster for argon national labs running unix.