Post #2098595
2026-03-27 15:14 UTC
So, sure you could go use the SGI, but doing so meant a) you had to actually had to leave your office b) You had to go outside in the blazing heat (or a midday thunderstorm), and c) you had to bring a sweater because you had to sit next to it in the freaking machine room.
Of course, this all assumed that the machine wasn't already being used for a HS student demo or someone playing "driving simulator." Or showing off that dumb Unix file browser thing from Jurassic Park. 8/n?
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@dabeaz@mastodon.social 2026-03-27 15:17
And if you brought your colleagues along for an SGI visit, half of the conversation was like "WHAT?!?!" Because, as mentioned, you're all sitting in the computer room next to a giant supercomputer that needs cooling. But, it all looked pretty sweet. I will grant you that. The kind of setup that would make a funding manager take one look and say "it'd be even sweeter looking if we had a bigger SGI than Livermore." 9/n?