- - Perpetua Super Computer Review - - Is it conceivable to imagine every home equipped with a supercomputer? Where all homes can control security systems, non-stop fast pace games, watch clear digital DVD movies, simultaniously out of a four foot square area in your basement? With the introduction of the Perpetua Super Computer system this is all possible for a fraction of the cost charged by leading super computer manufacturers such as IBM, NEC, and Tandem. The Perpetua system utilizes the x86 platform witch makes it compatible with wost operating systems including Windows and Linux. Perpetua comes equipped with the Linux operating system(FINALLY). Perpetua also has the ability to hot-swap each server to maintain flawless reliability. The chance of all the servers going down simultaniously is inconcevable, so your pretty much guarenteded true reliability. Even better, Perpetua includes 2 UPS backups, and in case that fails, it includes an electric generator. The system also comes with a Router, 2 Firewalls, Fibre Switch, 2 Alpha-Numeric pagers, 8 Servers(n'Boxens), nMime(comparable to RAID), Limbix(Comparable to Himalaya), and so much more. With Perpetua you can run windows, dos, linux, all at the same time. The Perpetua system is integerated with a cutting edge software/hardware add-on to its highly customized Linux OS to allow impressibe artificial intelligence maintenence, making the system admin nearly obsolete. The AI components distribure the load to each of the servers evenly after 25% load on the first server to maintain maximum efficiency, real-time monitoring of system functions such as performance, hardware, software, and corrects problems automatically. The current pricing for the standard 8box setup is around 300k compared to the millions charged by their competitors. Patmos International stated that its goal is to produce a 4 layer super computer for under $4,000. - XaNiTH (xanith@ujw.org)