High Fidelity - Apple rackmount
We at the Swedish news/community site <a href="http://www.macnytt.com/news/index.lasso?news_id=4366&part=shownews.inc" target="_blank">MacNytt.com</a> has gotten some really juicy information. I wouldn't say "confirmed" but I feel pretty confident that my source is correct.
This is what the rackmount server will be; code name High Fidelity:
? 1U case
*\t2x G4/1 GHz (could be a new G4-strain)
*\t2 GB DDR RAM
*\t2x 64-bit PCI
*\t2x Gigabit Ethernet
*\t4x hotswapable UltraATA100 120 GB harddrives
*\tUSB
*\t800 Mbps FireWire
*\tConsole-port
*\tVGA-port
Driven by OSX Server 10.1.x for now. With new software for headless operation and administration. Price and availability? Unavailable.
This is the first PowerPC-based 1 U rack with 2 processors according to the source. 42 of these in a standard rack will push around 600 GFLOPS.
[ 05-14-2002: Message edited by: Henriok ]</p>
This is what the rackmount server will be; code name High Fidelity:
? 1U case
*\t2x G4/1 GHz (could be a new G4-strain)
*\t2 GB DDR RAM
*\t2x 64-bit PCI
*\t2x Gigabit Ethernet
*\t4x hotswapable UltraATA100 120 GB harddrives
*\tUSB
*\t800 Mbps FireWire
*\tConsole-port
*\tVGA-port
Driven by OSX Server 10.1.x for now. With new software for headless operation and administration. Price and availability? Unavailable.
This is the first PowerPC-based 1 U rack with 2 processors according to the source. 42 of these in a standard rack will push around 600 GFLOPS.
[ 05-14-2002: Message edited by: Henriok ]</p>
Comments
Dual 1ghz is expected. quad wouldn't suprise me (just so long as its not more than 1000mhz). Dual gigabit enet is expectable, as its a server. The big thing is the DDR = goodness, = MWNY powermacs DDR'd
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• 1U case
*\t2x G4/1 GHz (could be a new G4-strain)
*\t2 GB DDR RAM
*\t2x 64-bit PCI
*\t2x Gigabit Ethernet
*\t4x hotswapable UltraATA100 120 GB harddrives
*\tUSB
*\t800 Mbps FireWire
*\tConsole-port
*\tVGA-port
Driven by OSX Server 10.1.x for now. With new software for headless operation and administration. Price and availability? Unavailable.
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Sounds extremely plausible, does anyone know when the announcement is BST (GMT+1)?
J :cool:
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Sounds extremely plausible, does anyone know when the announcement is BST (GMT+1)?
J :cool: </strong><hr></blockquote>
<a href="http://www.timezoneconverter.com" target="_blank">http://www.timezoneconverter.com</a> has it at 16:00, but that doesn't include BST. So 5pm it is then...
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<a href="http://www.timezoneconverter.com" target="_blank">http://www.timezoneconverter.com</a> has it at 16:00, but that doesn't include BST. So 5pm it is then...</strong><hr></blockquote>
Damn, just when I'm sitting in traffic! Thanks for the site
J :cool:
<strong> ...availability? Unavailable.
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This is what makes it believable. It would be typical Apple
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Damn, just when I'm sitting in traffic! Thanks for the site
J :cool: </strong><hr></blockquote>
its not finishing until 8pm -- i was going to stay late in work and wait for news but now i'm not so sure
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its not finishing until 8pm -- i was going to stay late in work and wait for news but now i'm not so sure </strong><hr></blockquote>
3 hours really is a hell of a long time to talk about a rack server.
J :cool: