Microsoft Releases Computational Cluster Technical PreviewToo lkit

[Sherman, Jay]

Holy moley, earlier I was considering sending that exact
quote to this list in response to Mr. Eadline's message  :^)  
"Soul of a New machine" is terrific book, BTW.

Of course, the "mini" circa 1980 then took three evolutionary branches,
proprietary niche-holders (AS/400, HP 3000, DEC VAX), "Open" Unix
workstations/servers,
and ever-more-powerful PC's.  You *could* make the case that IBM
"legitimized" the PC market, I guess, but you'd probably be beaten up by Mac
people.

-----Original Message-----
From: John Casu [mailto:casuj at valinux.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2001 2:02 PM
To: Douglas Eadline
Cc: Yoon Jae Ho; beowulf at beowulf.org
Subject: Re: Microsoft Releases Computational Cluster Technical
PreviewToolkit


Douglas Eadline wrote:
> 
> How does that quote go:
> 
> "Imitation is the most sincerest form of flattery"
> 
> I welcome this announcement. It makes us legitimate.
> Cluster computing is now recognized as a real market.
> Remember:  Some of us were laughed at several years ago.
> 

This reminds me of the old DG ads immortallized in Soul of a New Machine:

"They say that IBM's entry into the market will legitimize the mini.
 The bastards say welcome."


> Philosophical Part:
> 
> The great thing about Beowulf (and Linux) is that WE
> are developing what WE need not what a marketing
> manager thinks we need.  If WE as a community
> keep doing this, we are always in the lead. Others
> will follow, but will never have the advantage of
> leadership.
> 
> Doug
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