[rescue] Re: Sigh

[Jonathan C. Patschke]

On Sun, 9 Jun 2002 ghub005 at xtra.co.nz wrote:

> Isn't there a thermal limit that a Challenge XL system reaches before
> you hit 36CPUs? </nitpick>

SGI supported a configuration with 36 CPUs in 1996, as per the periodic
table.

I think the thermal limit depends on the environment.  I probably couldn't
get an 4-CPU challenge to boot in my workroom (which is currently at 90
degrees Fahrenheit).  In a fairly chilled datacenter, with a decent rate
of air exchanges, I don't think there'd be a problem.

--Jonathan