[geeks] sun ultra 24

[Dan Sikorski]

der Mouse wrote:
>>> Double the processors *and* RAM and you have the method some
>>> mainframes use.  Once in a while, even triple.
>>>       
>> Seems a waste to me.
>>     
>
> Depends on the tradeoffs.  When downtime costs you tens of thousands
> just for happening plus more thousands per minute, the reliability win
> can be very much worth it.
>   
Or if downtime just plain can't happen.  If my life depended on the 
operation of a computer, (I.E. Some sort of life support system) I would 
want such features. 

    -Dan Sikorski