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Re: (ASCEND) competition? (fwd)
At 10:45 PM 9/5/97 -0700, MegaZone wrote:
>Once upon a time Darkshot shaped the electrons to say...
>>Better yet, why doesn't someone just say the hell with it and design
>>one with a closed-loop liquid-cooled system?
>
>Because that's more likely to fail that a fan or two. And it isn't needed
>with a good design.
>
>You CAN design a cool integrated NAS - the PM-3 is a case in point.
>
>Just because most vendors don't do it, doesn't mean it can't be done.
I haven't seen the exact power specs on the PM-3, although the new Bay
Networks RA8000 runs cooler than most of its competition due to its lower
power requirements.
And no liquid-cooled system required!
Charlie Clemmer
Bay Networks
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