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Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2003 20:37:55 -0800
From: Larry McVoy <lm@bitmover.com>
To: "Martin J. Bligh" <mbligh@aracnet.com>
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Subject: Re: Server shipments [was Re: Minutes from Feb 21 LSE Call]
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On Mon, Feb 24, 2003 at 08:21:57PM -0800, Martin J. Bligh wrote:
> > So how many CPUs do you think you get in a $9K server?  
> 
> Not sure. Average by price is probably 4 or a little over.

Nope.  For $12K you can get
	4x 1.9Ghz
	512MB
	No networking
	1 disk
	No operating system

That's as cheap as it gets.  And I don't know about you, but I have a
tough time believing that anyone buys a 4 CPU box without an OS, without
networking, with .5GB of ram, and with one disk.

If you think you are getting a realistic 4 CPU server for $9K from
a vendor, you're dreaming.  
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