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Harro de Jong <hcdejong@my-deja.com> wrote:

> Hier een eerste poging voor de petitie-tekst.
> 
> 
> Summary: We want rackmountable servers.
> 
> With OS X, Macs are better suited than ever for use as servers. And with
> Appleseed, we can create supercomputer clusters with a maximum in ease of
> use. But the hardware that's available now isn't really suited for server
> use. 
> A Mac takes up a lot of space in a 19" rack (4U for the PowerMacintosh G4).
> Most of this space is wasted; we believe a Macintosh with all the features
> essential to a server will fit into 1U of rack space. This would quadruple
> the space efficiency of a Macintosh-based server farm. 
> We are aware that after-market rackmount solutions exist. However, they are
> not optimal because they repackage existing Macintosh models. The internals
> of such a box are still desktop-oriented (with e.g. a fast graphics card,
> but a slow harddisk interface). Also, these solutions end up costing a lot
> more than a purpose-built Macintosh Server would, due to the repackaging
> work and the components that are discarded and replaced. 
> 
> Such a Macintosh Server should include only basic graphics capabilities, but
> a very fast disk subsystem and room for multiple hard disks. As for
> removable disk drives, a CD-ROM would be sufficient. It could also include a
> way to control multiple servers from a single keyboard, mouse and display
> (and this would differentiate the Mac nicely from other servers).

Moet deze tekst niet gewoon naar Apple Cupertino? Ik denk dat je dan
meer aandacht trekt. Drop hem ergens in een mailbox van een PR-persoon!

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