Just 45 quid for a dual xeon 3.2GHz system with 2GB mem! No disks. A phone call to the supplier secured a 73GB drive for £25. Includes RAID controller and 4 network cards. For £70 - awesome.
Keith wanted to find out about blade systems (sorry knife and Snipes fans) and mapreduce, so he went and bought one. This blog chronicles the fun and pain he is going through to get his blade system up and running. It's newest post at the top, so start at the bottom or use the peachy Archive link below.
Keith is lead coder on a simulation game. Being a small outfit, he wears many hats, some at a jaunty angle. Hobbies are electronics, web tech, beer, some art and burning wood.