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I Wouldn't Use It
Would you if you were a scientific organization that needed precision calculation and system reliability? I'd rather have a beowulf cluster doing my job than this mess.
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I Wouldn't Use It  itanalyst2@... | 09/16/08
Exactly ...  MisterMiester | 09/16/08
Save it for the Linux groupie forums  croberts | 09/16/08
No, just 3 times a year right when you really need it. [nt]  olePigeon | 09/16/08
And only in your shop, of course. [nt]  John Zern | 09/16/08
MS let you choose then?  fr0thy2 | 09/17/08
3 Strikes M$/Cray...OUT! ...and Linux is IN like Flynn! wink  i2fun@... | 09/18/08
Well of course not.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/16/08
Is that ...  n0neXn0ne | 09/16/08
probably pretty close to the truth  John Zern | 09/16/08
On short notice and in a hurry.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/17/08
still  Jxn | 09/20/08
Hmmmmm . . . This should give the fastest blue screen in the west . . .  Basic Logic | 09/17/08
Ans: Look at the two on top500.org who chose windows  DevGuy_z | 09/16/08
Yes but !  Alan Smithie | 09/17/08
@DevGuy_z  Axsimulate | 09/17/08
But of course you wouldn't  John Zern | 09/16/08
That's because MS  fr0thy2 | 09/17/08
Well isn't that obvious?  xuniL_z | 09/17/08
In other news  TedKraan | 09/17/08
Thank you for the 10$ you were 5 to 1 odds  USTechHead | 09/18/08
are they asking you to?  royalstream | 09/18/08
LOL - that was good...nt  socialism=nowhere | 09/18/08
Horse Power Needed  Alan Smithie | 09/16/08
Are you confused or just dumb?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/16/08
Your axe is a bit blunt and floppy  Alan Smithie | 09/16/08
Oh please, you need to find a new Urban Myth.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/17/08
Isn't Vista based off the same kernel? [nt]  olePigeon | 09/16/08
Yes sort of  SamCPP | 09/16/08
NT 6.0  mrdood_99205@... | 09/19/08
childern please  dave@... | 09/16/08
Baloney  DevGuy_z | 09/16/08
Shhh don't tell them all the secrets...nt  socialism=nowhere | 09/18/08
RE: Microsoft and Cray to unveil $25,000 Windows-based supercomputer  Loverock Davidson | 09/16/08
Disregard Above Post  itanalyst2@... | 09/16/08
Message has been deleted.  MisterMiester | 09/16/08
Since reading is not your strong point  Loverock Davidson | 09/16/08
Only see what you want ...  MisterMiester | 09/16/08
Yet you still ignore it  Loverock Davidson | 09/16/08
Re: "You still ignore it"  hwertz | 09/17/08
Isn't that an oxymoron?  914four | 09/18/08
Speaking of dumb people...  olePigeon | 09/16/08
Who buys a Cray Supercomputer  John Zern | 09/16/08
Definitely not Linux freetards...they are against anything commercial  transposeIT | 09/17/08
you might be wrong there  TedKraan | 09/17/08
Too right -  ksarkies@... | 09/25/08
It's not the server...  olePigeon | 09/17/08
Actually, that is incorrect  GuidingLight | 09/17/08
|_ Correct, if you wanted to continue using Cray, however...  olePigeon | 09/17/08
server OS should be free.....  xuniL_z | 09/17/08
I alway wanted to build a Beowulf out of Mini-Macs  tomam | 09/18/08
Hey.. Why not...  Wolfie2K3 | 09/17/08
Well Said Mister  fox.kenji | 09/18/08
RE: Microsoft and Cray to unveil $25,000 Windows-based supercomputer  RIAAsucks | 09/16/08
hmmm..  dave@... | 09/16/08
LSE learned the hard way (nt)  n0neXn0ne | 09/16/08
Are you serious?  Qbt | 09/16/08
OF course... It's Standard practice...  Wolfie2K3 | 09/17/08
RE: Are you serious? ...  n0neXn0ne | 09/18/08
n0neXn0ne is getting "schooled" again  GuidingLight | 09/17/08
Oh look, the know nothings have clicked their way in  fr0thy2 | 09/17/08
Your right - but don't be so hard on yourself...it's not like a Brit ...  socialism=nowhere | 09/18/08
GuidingLight ? ...  n0neXn0ne | 09/18/08
Sigh....nt  socialism=nowhere | 09/18/08
Wow! Imagine the BSOD/sec rate! (nt)  Henrik Moller | 09/16/08
Another basket for the eggs...  factor-h | 09/16/08
o_0  DavidGerard | 09/16/08
Maybe something like this?  MisterMiester | 09/16/08
Please insert your Automated System Recovery floppy disk now. [nt]  olePigeon | 09/16/08
Won't get high performance from Windows...  Axsimulate | 09/16/08
How 'bout 80 and 50 teraflops (top500.org)  DevGuy_z | 09/16/08
Honestly....  storm14k | 09/16/08
@DevGuy_z  Axsimulate | 09/17/08
Windows is limited to 64 cores at a time...  olePigeon | 09/17/08
Cray CX1 price includes Red Hat Linux ...  MisterMiester | 09/17/08
HOLLY!!  fox.kenji | 09/18/08
A lot...  914four | 09/18/08
Cray CX1 price includes Red Hat Linux  schmandel@... | 09/18/08
Revolutionary!  LinuxHater | 09/16/08
You should see my new site  John Zern | 09/16/08
Love it!  Axe_to_Grind | 09/18/08
Ignorance once again  ulash | 09/16/08
1000 times quicker BSOD.  kraterz | 09/16/08
RE: Microsoft and Cray to unveil $25,000 Windows-based supercomputer  onunez | 09/16/08
So this is what's needed to run vista.  kraterz | 09/17/08
lol! (nt)  TedKraan | 09/17/08
RE: Microsoft and Cray to unveil $25,000 Windows-based supercomputer  FrankSz | 09/17/08
Okay, i just don't get it..  TedKraan | 09/17/08
Pathetic zealots: Can't you guys get a job or something?  transposeIT | 09/17/08
they are rejoicing  TedKraan | 09/17/08
Apparently...  evoisard | 09/17/08
Really?  Average-IT-Guy | 09/18/08
Hum..  ohiomike | 09/18/08
 evoisard | 09/25/08
Free application software with this dinosaur...  whisperycat | 09/17/08
Actually  TedKraan | 09/17/08
Thats not a supercomputer its,  chrisarn | 09/17/08
This is the most accurate  TedKraan | 09/17/08
Why buy one...  jasonp@... | 09/17/08
IF it's a supercomputer for prfessionals who in thier right mind would use  Breetai | 09/17/08
The demise of computing  trm1945 | 09/17/08
But...  Henrik Moller | 09/18/08
Microsoft and Crazy  Axe_to_Grind | 09/17/08
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha..  Average-IT-Guy | 09/18/08
RE: Microsoft and Cray to unveil $25,000 Windows-based supercomputer  neilcoo | 09/17/08
RE: Microsoft and Cray to unveil $25,000 Windows-based supercomputer  lyncharls | 09/17/08
MS and Cray...  greg.skelton@... | 09/17/08
HAL9000?  TedKraan | 09/17/08
I'm going to be honest  AndyCee | 09/18/08
RE: Microsoft and Cray to unveil $25,000 Windows-based supercomputer  Zlatko.Lakisic | 09/18/08
RE: Microsoft and Cray to unveil $25,000 Windows-based supercomputer  jeff@... | 09/18/08
University of Antwerp Desktop Supercomputer for $5K.  neil.postlethwaite@... | 09/18/08
OS software license is a large part of total cost  schmandel@... | 09/18/08
$25,000 BSOD!  fox.kenji | 09/18/08
And what was that recent news about...  QueenMama | 09/18/08
The biggest lie...  Narg | 09/18/08
Moral of your own story  TedKraan | 09/19/08
what's the market?? business? education? government?  wessonjoe | 09/18/08
RE: Microsoft and Cray to unveil $25,000 Windows-based supercomputer  cyfaill | 09/18/08
Fastest BSOD ever?  ohiomike | 09/18/08
RE: Microsoft and Cray to unveil $25,000 Windows-based supercomputer  darcyfreak | 09/18/08
According to Cray's website it starts at under $10,000.  roystonlodge | 09/19/08
Re: According to Cray's website it starts at under $10,000.  Gradius2 | 09/20/08
I want numbers !  Gradius2 | 09/20/08
Build it here  Gradius2 | 09/20/08
Fallen Flags  Win3.1 | 09/20/08
RE: Microsoft and Cray to unveil $25,000 Windows-based supercomputer  vikingnyc@... | 09/22/08
Took em a long time  ksarkies@... | 09/25/08
RE: Microsoft and Cray to unveil $25,000 Windows-based supercomputer  markorjj@... | 10/15/08
RE: Microsoft and Cray to unveil $25,000 Windows-based supercomputer  sayhi2shefali | 11/11/08
RE: Microsoft and Cray to unveil $25,000 Windows-based supercomputer  coachgeorge | 01/06/09

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