Colocate a 6" x 4" x 1" computer - geek/talk: Signature-free discourse for serious web publishers

demae · 02-21-2001, 05:32 PM

I suspect this thread is more of a joke than serious, but I found this cute little gadget...
http://www.linux-works.com/cgi-bin/s...&preadd=action

For $915, you get 600MHz Celeron, 256 MB RAM and 6 GB hard drive in a tiny computer which fits in the palm of your hand. And it takes up so little rack space that the colocation company might not even charge you for it :P

Kaiosama · 02-21-2001, 06:45 PM

Hah haaaa... I got it to 700 MHZ, 256 RAM, and a20 GIG HD for 1117 or something like that. Imagine co-locating ten of those things.

demae · 02-21-2001, 06:52 PM

Yeah, you could presumably fit ten of these in a single 1U enclosure, assuming you can get the needed power and network connections to them (might need to add a hub too).

Advantage: Very low rack charge; pay only for bandwidth consumption.

Disadvantage: High hardware cost (2-3x normal). New unproven technology (e.g. what if they break easily).

02-21-2001, 05:32 PM	#1
demae Registered User Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 1,291	Colocate a 6" x 4" x 1" computer I suspect this thread is more of a joke than serious, but I found this cute little gadget... http://www.linux-works.com/cgi-bin/s...&preadd=action For $915, you get 600MHz Celeron, 256 MB RAM and 6 GB hard drive in a tiny computer which fits in the palm of your hand. And it takes up so little rack space that the colocation company might not even charge you for it :P

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02-21-2001, 06:45 PM	#2
Kaiosama Registered User Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 584	Hah haaaa... I got it to 700 MHZ, 256 RAM, and a20 GIG HD for 1117 or something like that. Imagine co-locating ten of those things.

02-21-2001, 06:52 PM	#3
demae Registered User Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 1,291	Yeah, you could presumably fit ten of these in a single 1U enclosure, assuming you can get the needed power and network connections to them (might need to add a hub too). Advantage: Very low rack charge; pay only for bandwidth consumption. Disadvantage: High hardware cost (2-3x normal). New unproven technology (e.g. what if they break easily).