RE: richmond computer cluster

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

oh yeah, one more thing, Red Hat version 6.0 has been released so, maybe
configuring the one machine for a router will not be that big of deal.
We'll check it out.  So the quote actually says RedHat 5.2, but it will
be 6.0.

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	gilfoyle [SMTP:ggilfoyl@richmond.edu]
> Sent:	Wednesday, April 28, 1999 10:19 AM
> To:	Joey.Sims@PonyComputer.com
> Subject:	richmond computer cluster
> 
> hi mr. sims,
> 
>    we have received permission to purchase the computer
> cluster from pony. we have a couple of questions and
> modifications about the most recent quote.
> 
> 1. we plan to set up one of the nodes in the cluster
> as a router to control traffic to the remaining machines
> in the cluster. does this desire effect the redhat
> linux kernel that would be installed in the router node?
> if it does can pony do the modification to the kernel for
> us?
> 
> 2. we want to order 12 machines (instead of 10).
> 
> 3. as i look over the old quote it's not clear to me if
> we are getting 128 MByte of ram on each machine or
> 256-MByte. could you write the quote for 256 MByte on each
> box?
> 
> 4. include the cisco catalyst 2924-XL-EN switch in the
> quote.
> 
> one more iteration through this and we'll be ready to
> write the purchase order.
> 
> thanks,
> 
> jerry
> 
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> Dr. Gerard P. Gilfoyle
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