[Beowulf] Outdoor location?

[Alan Louis Scheinine]

Eric McCaughrin wrote:
  > In Northern Calif., we are blessed with natural,
  > year-round air conditioning. Ambient temps very rarely
  > go over 85F, or lower than 40F. With HVAC being a
  > major (biggest?) cost, I am wondering if anyone
  > considered an outdoor location?

I do not intend to make an advertisement for Angstrom
blade clusters, but it may be interesting to know
that they claim that their blade cluster can use
outdoor air cooling for most of the year (in a temperate
climate such as Germany).  The trick (I think?) is to
have powerful fans.

best regards,
Alan Scheinine

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