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<p class="MsoNormal">http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/29/serial_port_security_threat/<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Apologies for echoing yet another Register article. However I remember when serial terminal servers were common on Beowulf clusters<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I really don’t want to think about how they would scale (or not!) to a petaflop cluster! RS232 cables everywhere!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(Yes – I KNOW blades servers don’t even have the physical serial connectors anymore. I’d guess they will die out on pizza box servers<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">when The Younger Generation start to fall about with laughter like the Smash Martians when oldtimers start to talk about null modems).<o:p></o:p></p>
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