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In article <a4d25a46.0202280458.50077e4f@posting.google.com>,
 hcdejong@my-deja.com (Harro de Jong) 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).

Harro,

Heb je al een url van waar petitie online gaat staan ?
dan kan ik er melding van maken op macsonar.net


Philippe

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