I think the fantasy plan is to run it on freeboxes instead of paying for heat. Redirected costs for teh win. > Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:27:43 -0400 > From: tbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxx > To: frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [frgeek-michiana] Re: Potential warehouse spaces offered to FGM > > Who is doing the fantasy fundraising for the fantasy folding/cluster? > > Tom > > Richard Zimmerman wrote: > > > > We always think in small terms.... > > > > Beowolf cluster running folding@home using OLD servers... > > > > That along ought to handle the heating problem <g> > > > > I'd hate to see the electric bill though... > > > > Goose > > > > /At least running folding@home wouldn't be a waste of cpu cycles > > // What the heck was that other answer you threw out there??? > > > > > > > > Mike Cook wrote: > >> According to US government figures, the average computer and monitor > >> produces enough heat to maintain a temperature of 70F in an area of > >> about 18 sq ft with an ambient temperature of 0F. We would need to > >> run 66 computers and monitors to heat 1200 sq feet. Without the > >> monitors we would need about 150 computers We could use fewer on warm > >> days ;-) > > > > ** This list is PUBLICLY archived. ** > PLEASE don't post personal or sensitive information unless you wish for it to > be in the public domain. > > To post to the list send email to frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > The archive is available at //www.freelists.org/archives/frgeek-michiana/ > > You may unsubscribe or change your list settings by going to the list website > at //www.freelists.org/webpage/frgeek-michiana > _________________________________________________________________ Insert movie times and more without leaving Hotmail®. http://windowslive.com/Tutorial/Hotmail/QuickAdd?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Tutorial_QuickAdd_062009