On Sat, May 9, 2015 at 11:55 AM, Barry Shein <b...@world.std.com> wrote: > > On May 9, 2015 at 00:24 char...@thefnf.org (char...@thefnf.org) wrote: > > > > > > So I just crunched the numbers. How many pies could I cram in a rack? > > For another list I just estimated how many M.2 SSD modules one could > cram into a 3.5" disk case. Around 40 w/ some room to spare (assuming > heat and connection routing aren't problems), at 500GB/each that's > 20TB in a standard 3.5" case.
I could see liquid cooling such a device. insert the whole thing into oil. how many pcie slots are allowed in the standards? > It's getting weird out there. Try to project your mind forward another decade with capability/cost like this: http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/nine-dollar-computer-kickstarter/ I hope humanity´s last act will be to educate the spambots past their current puerile contemplation of adolescent fantasies and into contemplating faust. > -- > -Barry Shein > > The World | b...@theworld.com | http://www.TheWorld.com > Purveyors to the Trade | Voice: 800-THE-WRLD | Dial-Up: US, PR, Canada > Software Tool & Die | Public Access Internet | SINCE 1989 *oo* -- Dave Täht Open Networking needs **Open Source Hardware** https://plus.google.com/u/0/+EricRaymond/posts/JqxCe2pFr67