RE: Mersenne: massive GIMPS cabinet

1999-08-01 Thread Lucas Wiman
>> They will have only a floppy attached, which will run once (at boot up). >Are these basically just "NC's", with a boot floppy and a network Windows 95 >location? You lousy Microsoft freaks! They will be linux boot disks that will run either Mprime v19, or Brian's factor95.c. We haven't deci

RE: Mersenne: massive GIMPS cabinet

1999-08-01 Thread Aaron Blosser
> Motherboard connectors are plentiful as people often bring in bad PS's, > and I have been cutting off the connectors as of late. Though of course > this involves bulk soldering :(, but that was the "fair amount of work" I > mentioned. Why not just use the "lo-tech" wire nut? :-) > They will h

RE: Mersenne: massive GIMPS cabinet

1999-08-01 Thread Lucas Wiman
> Having one power supply per computer, besides the convenience of having it > self contained, is the fact that the fan in a power supply is used not only > to cool the supply itself, but to circulate air throughout the entire case. > This is especially true for ATX spec cases and supplies, but is

RE: Mersenne: massive GIMPS cabinet

1999-07-31 Thread Aaron Blosser
> Also, much of the power in computers is consumed in cooling and powering > them. By using 1 power supply for multiple computers, you can save a > bunch of power. Power supplies only supply current for what's needed. Although they do indeed generate quite a bit of heat all the time, regardless