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Date:      Fri, 23 Jul 1999 05:09:22 -0500 (CDT)
From:      David Scheidt <dscheidt@tumbolia.com>
To:        Dominic Mitchell <Dom.Mitchell@palmerharvey.co.uk>
Cc:        Alfred Perlstein <bright@rush.net>, Francisco Reyes <francisco@natserv.com>, FreeBSd Chat list <chat@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Will Ebay ever learn?
Message-ID:  <Pine.NEB.3.96.990723050242.67514B-100000@shell-3.enteract.com>
In-Reply-To: <19990723105953.A99187@palmerharvey.co.uk>

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On Fri, 23 Jul 1999, Dominic Mitchell wrote:

> 
> Which is *exactly* the point I am trying to make.  You can't just buy
> this stuff and install it.  You genuinely have to think about it.  Like
> using a gas system instead of sprinklers.

A single machine is a single point of failure.  If the datacenter
it in burns down, you are out of luck.  Even if it doesn't burn
down, a small fire can mean commercial power to the building is
shut off, which will shut any machine down once the batteries are 
dead.  

David



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