On 02/26/11 17:13, Mark Hahn wrote: > what makes it interesting to me is that it appears to be headed towards > commoditization/ubiquity like ethernet is (and like IB will never be.)
Yes, I felt very "there is a world market for maybe five computers" after I sent my original email. Not only does this become interesting when another vendor places the technology in card form that can be used in nearly any architecture, but it becomes more interesting as you mention when the economies of scale work in our favor. In any event, my cynicism was directed at the consumer community who likely won't be able to fully utilize the technology for sometime (and probably won't realize they aren't). I have no doubt Beowulfers will find a way to leverage the technology especially if it's cheap (perhaps even in their own home, as it's been suggested). ellis _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org sponsored by Penguin Computing To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf
