e: [rescue] IBM RS/6k 48P

[Jochen Kunz]

On 2003.02.05 03:01 vance at neurotica.com wrote:

> The POWER2SC is a significantly higher performing processor than
> the 604e.
I know. I have no POWER based machines, only PowerPC. That is why I want
a thin node. Unfortunately shipping would be a bit expensive. Therefore
I am thinking about parting this machinery with friends.

> However,
> the two 8-processor HIGH nodes in that stack would thoroughly stomp.
"SNMP Bayby!" ;-)

> You don't actually need an SP switch in order to build an RS/6000 SP.
SP switch?

> You just need the Parallel Facilities for AIX package
Is that unobtainium or somthing John Doe can get?

> and an interconnect medium, which can be SP switch, Ethernet,
> Fast Ethernet, FDDI, ATM or Token Ring.
FDDI would be no problem. I already have some FDDI equipment and it
looks like there are FDDI cards in the nodes.

> P.S.  I don't think I know everything about RS/6000's.  It's just that
> I've spent a lot of time with them.
Well. You know so much more than I about RS/6k, that it seams to me that
you know everything. ;-)
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         Jochen

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