Re: TIB: HAL (BJE)
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Re: TIB: HAL (BJE)
Leif Gregory wrote:
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> At 06:22 AM 2/8/98 +0100, Rene Kragh Pedersen wrote:
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> >Is 132 Suns, 50 SGIndy's, 22 O2's, and 9 Octanes sufficient?
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> > *G*
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> >These numbers were researched through accurate use of locate and grep.
> >No electrons were damaged during the process. :-)
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> > Rene Kragh Pedersen
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> Hey hey hey, no cheating. These must be personally owned. I work for the USAF, and being, that technically it is one big corporation, I could list all the machines we run (and believe me there are some crusty bastards out there.). :)
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> Ok, I'll cheat and list two big ones I have at work:
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> Convex supercomputer - 2GB RAM and 550GB of secondary storage.
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> SGI supercomputer - 22GB of RAM and 2 Terrabytes of secondary storage. It's really pretty, but they won't let us play with it. I bet you could really play a wicked game of quake on it. <g>
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Well...being a tax-payer I _theoretically_ DO own them. :-)
I have also payed a security deposit for my key, and I have free access.
I'd say that's about as good as it gets (we ARE allowed to play with
these :-)
Well, when I finish my education Ill be off to earn $$$, and I will get
a Silicon first chance I get! *dreamy look* :-)
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Rene Kragh Pedersen
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