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- From: fineberg@win31.nas.nasa.gov (Samuel A. Fineberg)
- Subject: Re: What are people paying for when they by a supercomputer?
- References: <1992Nov16.023102.21232@nas.nasa.gov> <1992Nov16.171314.2178@craycos.com> <schumach.721938542@convex.convex.com> <1992Nov17.054017.9167@craycos.com>
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- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 92 17:22:27 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov17.054017.9167@craycos.com>, sog@craycos.com (Steve Gombosi) writes:
- |> In article <schumach.721938542@convex.convex.com> schumach@convex.com (Richard A. Schumacher) writes:
- |> >In <1992Nov16.171314.2178@craycos.com> sog@craycos.com (Steve Gombosi) writes:
- |> >
- |> >>>>>what are they getting in addition to computational power?
- |> >>... several hundred gallons of Fluorinert(r) ;-).
- |> >
- |> >Not necessarily. Some of us are ozone-friendly. :->
- |>
- |> Fluorinert is a FLUOROcarbon, not a CHLOROFLUOROcarbon like Freon.
- |> It doesn't form any weird, nasty ozone-depleting free radicals.
- |> It's the chlorine that does that. We're a kinder, gentler supercomputer
- |> company ;-).
- |>
- |> Steve
- Yea, but do you use CFCs in the cooling plant of the Y-MP???????
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- Sam
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