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Startup fits 12-node Linux cluster on desktop board

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Startup Orion Multisystems Inc. hopes to revive the workstation market with a design that shrinks a 12-node Linux cluster to a single large motherboard. The company is targeting vertical markets with a desktop that sells for less than $10,000 and a 96-node desk-side system priced under $100,000.

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philb ·
... the low power consumption.

The 96 cpu unit, fully configured with 2G of ram per processor and a hard disk draws 1500 watts. This works out to around 16 watts per node. This has traditionally been the stumbling block for computing density.

Bravo!

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