[Bioclusters] Any experiences with these guys? Seems like they might have something

Matt Temple bioclusters@bioinformatics.org
Sun, 2 Nov 2003 20:23:22 -0500


On Sunday, Nov 2, 2003, at 19:52 US/Eastern, Scott Kurasad wrote:

> Has anyone heard of these guys???
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> I have never heard of this company Rackable Systems=A0until I read an=20=

> article that was just sent to me (I cut and pasted it below).=A0
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> After reviewing their website (www.rackable.com) it appears they offer=20=

> 1/2depth server=EDs custom built to order servers for large scale=20
> deployments.=A0They claim to have 2x density vs. typical full depth=20
> chassis=ED offered by Dell, IBM, HP, etc=D6 (176 CPU=EDs in a Rack!!),=20=

> that=EDs comparable density to Blades less the issues like heat, power=20=

> consumption, etc=D6
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> Anyone have experience with them?

I don't personally, but the review below _does_ have the flavor of a=20
cold-call from
an agressive stockbroker, doesn't it?

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