by GeneralP » Wed, 23 Oct 2002 19:28:24
http://www.stratus.com/news/2002/20021021.htm
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by Anthony Fremon » Wed, 23 Oct 2002 19:52:15
> http://www.stratus.com/news/2002/20021021.htm
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by GeneralP » Wed, 23 Oct 2002 19:54:25
>> How long until the prize is claimed? (Although it may only be product
>> credits.)
>> http://www.stratus.com/news/2002/20021021.htm
> The article is a little vague on details. I'd sure like to see the
> specifics and exclusions.
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by Roy Cull » Wed, 23 Oct 2002 20:11:58
Can't you just see it?Quote:> How long until the prize is claimed? (Although it may only be product
> credits.)
> http://www.stratus.com/news/2002/20021021.htm
Customer: I want one of your 6 nines W2k servers. How much will that cost?
Stratus: That will be $1M, I mean $1.1M
Can't lose can they. Just imagine the customers response after a
system crash. Wow, we just got back $100,000. :-)
by GeneralP » Wed, 23 Oct 2002 20:51:50
>> How long until the prize is claimed? (Although it may only be product
>> credits.)
>> http://www.stratus.com/news/2002/20021021.htm
> Can't you just see it?
> Customer: I want one of your 6 nines W2k servers. How much will that cost?
> Stratus: That will be $1M, I mean $1.1M
--Quote:> Can't lose can they. Just imagine the customers response after a
> system crash. Wow, we just got back $100,000. :-)
by Anthony Fremon » Wed, 23 Oct 2002 21:30:05
>>> How long until the prize is claimed? (Although it may only be product
>>> credits.)
>>> http://www.stratus.com/news/2002/20021021.htm
>> The article is a little vague on details. I'd sure like to see the
>> specifics and exclusions.
> I'll bet $100 it disallows the installation of third-party software other
> than Microsoft's.
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by GeneralP » Wed, 23 Oct 2002 21:35:40
>>> On Tue, 22 Oct 2002 17:52:15 GMT, Anthony Fremont assert()ed:
>>>>> How long until the prize is claimed? (Although it may only be product
>>>>> credits.)
>>>>> http://www.stratus.com/news/2002/20021021.htm
>>>> The article is a little vague on details. I'd sure like to see the
>>>> specifics and exclusions.
>>> I'll bet $100 it disallows the installation of third-party software other
>>> than Microsoft's.
>> At the very least. They probably have some serious stipulations about
>> patches, service packs, drivers, peripherals, power requirements, and other
>> environmental conditions. I bet it's an enormous agreement. It's sure not
>> going to be paying off like ARRL insurance after a lightening strike.
> I'd be surprised if you're even allowed to open the can.
Or break wind outside the door to the server room.
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by Anthony Fremon » Wed, 23 Oct 2002 21:42:17
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by Jim Richardso » Wed, 23 Oct 2002 23:25:12
On Tue, 22 Oct 2002 19:32:54 GMT,
>>> On Tue, 22 Oct 2002 17:52:15 GMT, Anthony Fremont assert()ed:
>>>>> How long until the prize is claimed? (Although it may only be product
>>>>> credits.)
>>>>> http://www.stratus.com/news/2002/20021021.htm
>>>> The article is a little vague on details. I'd sure like to see the
>>>> specifics and exclusions.
>>> I'll bet $100 it disallows the installation of third-party software other
>>> than Microsoft's.
>> At the very least. They probably have some serious stipulations about
>> patches, service packs, drivers, peripherals, power requirements, and other
>> environmental conditions. I bet it's an enormous agreement. It's sure not
>> going to be paying off like ARRL insurance after a lightening strike.
> I'd be surprised if you're even allowed to open the can.
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by GeneralP » Wed, 23 Oct 2002 21:32:54
>> On Tue, 22 Oct 2002 17:52:15 GMT, Anthony Fremont assert()ed:
>>>> How long until the prize is claimed? (Although it may only be product
>>>> credits.)
>>>> http://www.stratus.com/news/2002/20021021.htm
>>> The article is a little vague on details. I'd sure like to see the
>>> specifics and exclusions.
>> I'll bet $100 it disallows the installation of third-party software other
>> than Microsoft's.
> At the very least. They probably have some serious stipulations about
> patches, service packs, drivers, peripherals, power requirements, and other
> environmental conditions. I bet it's an enormous agreement. It's sure not
> going to be paying off like ARRL insurance after a lightening strike.
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by Johan Lindquis » Thu, 24 Oct 2002 01:09:02
> That's what I was thinking. It's amazing how much reliability will
> improve when nobody can touch the box.
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by mlw » Thu, 24 Oct 2002 02:13:17
More than that, I bet it is a redundant system, completely managed by Stratus,
with no specific statements on any one of [n] machines runing in a fail-over
configuration.
by Matthew Gardine » Thu, 24 Oct 2002 03:46:36
>>>> On Tue, 22 Oct 2002 17:52:15 GMT, Anthony Fremont assert()ed:
>>>>>> How long until the prize is claimed? (Although it may only be product
>>>>>> credits.)
>>>>>> http://www.veryComputer.com/
>>>>> The article is a little vague on details. I'd sure like to see the
>>>>> specifics and exclusions.
>>>> I'll bet $100 it disallows the installation of third-party software other
>>>> than Microsoft's.
>>> At the very least. They probably have some serious stipulations about
>>> patches, service packs, drivers, peripherals, power requirements, and other
>>> environmental conditions. I bet it's an enormous agreement. It's sure not
>>> going to be paying off like ARRL insurance after a lightening strike.
>> I'd be surprised if you're even allowed to open the can.
> Hell, I'd be surprised if you were even allowed in the server room.
> Or break wind outside the door to the server room.
<senario>
location, lying in bed asleep 3am....
Stratus = "Hello Matthew"
Matthew = "What the * do you want?"
Stratus = "We know what you have been thinking. You've been thinking about
the server, haven't you? HAVEN'T YOU? now you have lost the chance of
winning $100,000"
Matthew = "Oh, you must have the wrong person, I'm a Linux user. You must
want Erik, he is 4 blocks down, right under the over-pass"
</senario>
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by Anthony Fremon » Thu, 24 Oct 2002 04:25:11
>>> Hell, I'd be surprised if you were even allowed in the server room.
>> That's what I was thinking. It's amazing how much reliability will
>> improve when nobody can touch the box.
> Or when you don't allow any network connections to it.
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by Dave Leig » Thu, 24 Oct 2002 05:49:36
> On Tue, 22 Oct 2002 19:32:54 GMT,
>> On Tue, 22 Oct 2002 19:30:05 GMT, Anthony Fremont assert()ed:
>>>> On Tue, 22 Oct 2002 17:52:15 GMT, Anthony Fremont assert()ed:
>>>>>> How long until the prize is claimed? (Although it may only be
>>>>>> product credits.)
>>>>>> http://www.stratus.com/news/2002/20021021.htm
>>>>> The article is a little vague on details. I'd sure like to see the
>>>>> specifics and exclusions.
>>>> I'll bet $100 it disallows the installation of third-party software
>>>> other than Microsoft's.
>>> At the very least. They probably have some serious stipulations about
>>> patches, service packs, drivers, peripherals, power requirements, and
>>> other
>>> environmental conditions. I bet it's an enormous agreement. It's sure
>>> not going to be paying off like ARRL insurance after a lightening
>>> strike.
>> I'd be surprised if you're even allowed to open the can.
> It says "unplanned" downtime, they get to reboot it as often as they
> wish, that's why they don't want to talk about how many nines.
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