carey@uiucdcs.cs.uiuc.edu (01/14/87)
/* Written 10:51 am Jan 12, 1987 by roberts@icst-ecf.arpa in uiucdcs:comp.sys.misc */ I fail to see how this controversy ever got started in the first place. Our Vax, along with its collection of disk drives, consumes thousands of watts of electrical power, and continually billows hot air out the back. I have yet to see a micro that comes anywhere near this awesome display of raw power. (On the other hand, the supercomputer at our site is so powerful that it requires a large supply of chilled water for cooling.) ------ /* End of text from uiucdcs:comp.sys.misc */ Well, OUR supercomputer requires a large supply of chilled FREON for cooling. Top that!
BHUBER@usc-ecl.arpa (01/16/87)
Sure, I can top that! My personal SUPER COMPUTER is soooo powerful that it can only run in outer space with a shield for sunlight and three dedicated satellites for communications. Hey, guys (or gals, as the case may be), these kinds of conversations don't achieve anything. What are you trying to prove? Bud