"yes, I'd Like 2.5 Terabytes Of Ram, Please"

CplDavis · March 2004

Getting back to the origional link I can see why/how this would be implemented.

ex. US Criminal Justice system. Everytime we want to find info out about a crmininal or a suspect and we want to search for informaiton in a database.

Well i guess i should say databases.

FBI,,ATF,DEA,Secret Service, Customs, INS, local municipal, grouped INTERPOL data, state police databases, private investigation firms, department of motor vehicals, social security, military etc .........

All separate! What a hassle things can be.

You would think thet would just consolodate everything (they have to some extent but not nearly enough).

4.8 million dollars doesnt seem that expensive either considering the billions already spent annualy to fight/prevent crime in the US.

What an improvement this will be.

Jezpuh · March 2004

4.7 million, I said 4.8 so I can least buy it, they'll even win 0.1 million with that.

BigMadSteve · March 2004

I hope they plug a surge protector into the power supply. One surge = <b>Boom!</b> goes your 2.5TB ram.

I'll take two please <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' />

Zig · March 2004

dude, you could like..

simulate ANYTHING.

like use OFP to recreate the <i>ENTIRE</i> d-day invasion...

on WINDOWS XP.

and it still wouldn't lag.

Hybridclaw · March 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Daza400 @ Mar 10 2004, 03:18 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> </div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Infinitum @ Mar 10 2004, 05:11 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> </div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (DOOManiac @ Mar 10 2004, 06:01 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> $20 it gets filled up with pr0n. </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>
2.5Tb of porn

EDIT: And yes I am well aware of the bloody irony. </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>
Thats a **** load of pr0n!! You would NEVER get bored <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wow.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wow.gif' /> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>
thats only enough pr0n to last me a week <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' />

Cold_NiTe · March 2004

I think this is part of the Governments secret conspiracy TO HOST GAMING SERVERS! Yeaah!!

Oh wait... No. Too many Liebermannites... <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif' />

Wheeee · March 2004

As a side-effect, they can put a bunch of coke cans in the room with the server racks for a couple of days and sell them on Ebay for 200 bucks each! I mean, cmon, I bet they could recoup their investment in less than a year! (And all you would have to do is to pay a janitor to mop the floor every couple days ) <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' />

Quaunaut · March 2004

Hot <i>Damn.</i>

Obst · March 2004

Hmmmm
2.5 TB is
2.500.000.000.000 Byte (I know it isn't, it is a power of 2, but this looks better <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' />)
My Ram is
512.000.000 Byte
This means they got ~4800 times the RAM I have. That is <i>sick</i> .
BTW what does such a big RAM drive look like?

Wheeee · March 2004

it's not a single drive; it's a bunch of server racks filled with 64-GB modules of RAM. I think it should fairly easily completely fill a mid-sized room.

AllUrHiveRblong2us · March 2004

Well mounted on only 3 racks, so it can't be THAT big.

Wheeee · March 2004

true, i misread the 40 3u rackmounts as 400...oops <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /> but that's still quite a bit of space.
*edit* they probably would have it located in some warehouse, so it would be pretty insignificant compared to the size of the actual room it's in, i was just comparing it to normal wiring closets/server rooms for a college or a small business or whatnot.

boooger · March 2004

The real question is when, oh when, will someone figure out how to get the molecular computing down... (using molecules as transistors and as the parts, so a regular sized processor would be 4-5 terahertz. Imagine a video card on molecular computing... /me shivers)

CplDavis · March 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (boooger @ Mar 11 2004, 12:50 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> The real question is when, oh when, will someone figure out how to get the molecular computing down... (using molecules as transistors and as the parts, so a regular sized processor would be 4-5 terahertz. Imagine a video card on molecular computing... /me shivers)  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
heh my dad was involved in a project that was under development to use light waves for the processor or something like that. Now that would be cool if something ever comes out in my life time. Im still waiting to get one of those interactive holograpghic projectors. like in Minority Report.

Yea they have those now... <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' />

Mantrid · March 2004

Look, all your fantasies are nice, but shut up! I mean for god's sake, you guys have no freakin' idea what you're talking about.

They're gonna use that computer to run tests on anomolous materials, in this one lab thats underground in New Mexico. Geez...

dr_d · March 2004

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*flash*

Lol Scorpian hovers without flapping.

Epidemic · March 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Cpl.Davis @ Mar 11 2004, 07:27 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> </div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (boooger @ Mar 11 2004, 12:50 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> The real question is when, oh when, will someone figure out how to get the molecular computing down... (using molecules as transistors and as the parts, so a regular sized processor would be 4-5 terahertz. Imagine a video card on molecular computing... /me shivers) </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>
heh my dad was involved in a project that was under development to use light waves for the processor or something like that. Now that would be cool if something ever comes out in my life time. Im still waiting to get one of those interactive holograpghic projectors. like in Minority Report.

Yea they have those now... <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' />  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
OMG <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/pudgy.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='pudgy.gif' /> Big oppunities for virtual porn <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/pudgy.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='pudgy.gif' />

RaVe · March 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Mantrid @ Mar 11 2004, 02:03 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Look, all your fantasies are nice, but shut up! I mean for god's sake, you guys have no freakin' idea what you're talking about.

They're gonna use that computer to run tests on anomolous materials, in this one lab thats underground in New Mexico. Geez...  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
OMG teh aleinz r teh realz0rs!

But really if they need that much now, think of how much they'll need the next 2 years <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' />

OLOLOLOL we can have liek 2.5TB worth of pr0n, models, games, whatever....

IO know! A 255-player SC server! (Technically possible, but SC doesn't have that support)

Mouse · March 2004

I just want to know if they considered water cooling <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' />

Necrosis · March 2004

Mmmmm, SKYnet.

BlackMage · March 2004

... and it's all on dialup <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' />

Omegaman · March 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Necrosis @ Mar 13 2004, 02:50 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>Mmmmm, SKYnet.</td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>
YES.

Aea · March 2004

Command, we have a problem.

"yes, I'd Like 2.5 Terabytes Of Ram, Please"

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