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Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> The average person can't afford to buy a hundred big computers. But
> then, the average person can't afford to rent a hundred big computers in
> a cloud either.
Nonsense. Amazon's computers are like $0.09/hour.
http://aws.amazon.com/ec2/#pricing
100 "small" amazon computers are $9/hour.
> If things like maintenance, backups and disaster planning are important
> to you, then yes, cloud computing probably makes a lot of sense. But if
> you're just some dude trying to render stuff with POV-Ray, it makes far
> less sense.
It depends how fast you need things.
> Only makes sense if you're using the system to provide a service to
> somebody else. If you're just running a computation for your own benefit
> then there aren't going to be "rushes" or "overflows".
You asked for a good reason; I gave you several. Some of us actually make
money with computers.
--
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
Forget "focus follows mouse." When do
I get "focus follows gaze"?
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