On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:20:20 -0700, pan wrote:

> Sheesh!
> I keep about 18 computers running in my home lab. I guess it depends on
> what you do with machines. I do a lot of network design/testing/breaking
> and I like swapping hardware around looking for optimums in the
> strangest places.

:-)  I use VMware for that when I need to have more physical machines 
than real machines.  Or if I need more real machines, I can probably use 
some in one of the labs at work (we've got one lab with >1500 computers 
in it, but that lab has recently had to be moved so I don't know (a) 
where it is, or (b) if it's completely set up again yet).

The control systems in that lab are pretty cool.  They've got a control 
console they can use to change network topology, power settings ranging 
from a single machine to the entire room (including rows and racks at a 
time), and the last time I actually used machines in the lab (which is 
some 12 years ago now or so), a custom imaging solution for configuring 
the systems.

> Yeah - only one car too.
> Traded in a Jeep (15 mpg) for a Mazda (31 pg). Need anything more be
> said about that?

:-)

Jim

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