[ Thanks to Jason
Perlow for this link. ]
“Linux Magazine has seen the future, and it looks a lot like the
dual-Opteron-powered Newisys 2100 ECS server. This revolutionary
machine, which goes on sale tomorrow to coincide with the launch of
the AMD Opteron processor, represents the future of Linux server
computing…“Why are we so jazzed about this box? Newisys and AMD have
managed to fit twin Opteron processors, up to 16 GB of RAM (yes,
sixteen gigabytes), an Ultra320 SCSI disk system with 2 drive bays,
a CD-ROM drive, a floppy drive, twin Gigabit Ethernet ports, and an
integrated systems management card (think web-based Compaq Insight
Manager on steroids, running its own dedicated PowerPC embedded
Linux machine) all in a 1U rackmount machine. And the thing
practically makes no noise and gives off no heat whatsoever. (Try
that with an Itanium 2 or a Xeon configuration, folks. You’ll be
lucky to fit that in 2U or 4U, and you’ll probably be able to cook
your breakfast on the casing…)”