Re: Rasberry pi - high density

[Dave Taht <dave.taht () gmail com>]

On Sat, May 9, 2015 at 11:55 AM, Barry Shein <bzs () world std com> wrote:
> On May 9, 2015 at 00:24 charles () thefnf org (charles () thefnf org) wrote:
>  >
>  >
>  > So I just crunched the numbers. How many pies could I cram in a rack?
>
> For another list I just estimated how many M.2 SSD modules one could
> cram into a 3.5" disk case. Around 40 w/ some room to spare (assuming
> heat and connection routing aren't problems), at 500GB/each that's
> 20TB in a standard 3.5" case.

I could see liquid cooling such a device. insert the whole thing into oil.
how many pcie slots are allowed in the standards?

> It's getting weird out there.

Try to project your mind forward another decade with capability/cost like this:

http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/nine-dollar-computer-kickstarter/

I hope humanity´s last act will be to educate the spambots past their current
puerile contemplation of adolescent fantasies and into contemplating faust.

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