by dave on October 23, 2008
Given that I’m trying to get back into a regular schedule of posting (and the relative frequency of “interesting” search phrases that lead people here), I hereby present the October 23rd Search Term Edition post! In case you missed last week’s, you can find it here.
With further ado, let’s get started.
Search Term #1: AX4-5
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by dave on October 20, 2008
From time to time, I like to clean out some of the “older” hardware lying around the lab. So, for your perusal today, I’ve got 3 servers that are going to be up for grabs (complete with the requisite Paypal/GoogleCheckout links). Click on through to see the descriptions and pricing.
Note: Each of these servers has run VMWare ESX 3.5 (up to Update 2) without issue. The two AMD boxes, in particular, have at least 6 months of uptime between them except for minor hardware upgrades done along the way. VERY impressive boxes to use with ESX.
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One of the things I do in my spare time is develop rendering systems for a client in another country. The cool thing about this is that I’m able to use cutting-edge AMD processors and platforms from Tyan and nVidia in order to accomplish these goals.
I just found out that one of my rendering systems was used to process the following Coca-Cola commercial for the 2008 Summer Olympics!!! There is a little special trick to this system, however, that warrants a closer look. [click to continue…]