RE: linux computer cluster

[Joey Sims <Joey.Sims@PonyComputer.com>]

Yes sir.  Give me 10mins.

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	gilfoyle [SMTP:ggilfoyl@richmond.edu]
> Sent:	Tuesday, April 20, 1999 12:14 PM
> To:	Joey.Sims@PonyComputer.com
> Subject:	linux computer cluster
> 
> Dear Mr. Sims:
> 
>    I am a physicist at the University of Richmond and we are
> developing
> a computing cluster in our Physics Department to support our research 
> at Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF) in Newport 
> News, VA. We intend to model the machines in our cluster after the
> machines you recently sold to TJNAF (Ian Bird at TJNAF gave me your
> name). I was wondering if it would be possible to get a quote for
> the system described below.
> 
> 10 dual pentium II, 450 MHz machines
> 20 18.2-GByte disks (2 per machine) OR
>    10 36-GByte disks (1 per machine)
> 10 memory upgrades to 128 MByte
> 11 fast ethernet cards (same as the ones used
>    at TJNAF
> 1  16-port fast ethernet switch
> 3  20-inch monitors
> 2  switches for monitors
> 2  24-GByte DAT tape drives
> 2  backup power supplies
> any other necessary items (cables, etc.)
> 
> Thanks for your help with this.
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Dr. Jerry Gilfoyle  
> -- 
> Dr. Gerard P. Gilfoyle
> Physics Department                e-mail: ggilfoyl@richmond.edu
> University of Richmond, VA 23173  phone:  804-289-8255
> USA                               fax:    804-289-8482