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<DIV><FONT face="Arial Black" size=2>I have to setup a new computing
environment. The location is nearby, but out of state. Right now, I
only have the available space.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Arial Black" size=2>I expect to make use of PC's (right now I
am assuming fast, new one's) and need someone who has experience doing
this.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Arial Black" size=2>I am looking at 50 machines eventually, (at
full capacity,) though now I only want to setup 25. I want conventional
Sear's style heavy duty metal racks. (The space is industrial grade space
in a client's warehouse.)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Arial Black" size=2>I want to contract with someone to do
everything related to the physical installation and Linux setup. I expect
to buy everything off the shelf from pricewatch or similar. I need
someone to put machine's together, to build the rack's, to do the wiring, all
this stuff. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Arial Black" size=2>Also, I want help selecting the computer's,
ram-sticks, racks, switch's, cables. Everything. I have a smaller
setup now but the infrastructure is not modern.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Arial Black" size=2>I know that other types of solutions exist
-- blade systems, etc... But I am not sure such machines have the
computing power to do what I want to do. Still, if someone want's to make
a pitch, I'll listen, but in the past when I examined these issues I found
that nothing else, (no other same-price-range solution,) matched the amount of
computer power per X86 chip available in a well engineered stand alone PC with a
top of the line AMD chip set.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Arial Black" size=2>I want this equipment to run Linux and
I am amazed that no one has taken the time to build a Linux distribution
intended just for large-scale computing environments -- but maybe I haven't kept
up...</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Arial Black" size=2>Also the right person will be familiar with
power-on/power-off scenario's, complicated by the UPS boxes. When these
machines are not being used, I want them to shutdown and be powered
off.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Arial Black" size=2>I want to accomplish all of this in two
weeks. In order for this time frame to be realistic, I need to begin
buying stuff soonest and what I buy must conform to the general solution
chosen. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Arial Black" size=2>I am looking for interested person's to
quote me two week's labor costs for this project.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Arial Black" size=2>Also, I will identify several applications
which will need to loaded; Addionally, several of these ap's may need help
talking to each other.</FONT></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Arial Black" size=2>I want this equipment to run
Linux. None of the machines will need X or any screen support
programming whatsoever. It's all just computing.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Arial Black" size=2>Sincerely,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Arial Black" size=2>Jules</FONT></DIV>
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