[Info-vax] On the topic of Open Compute Designs Possibly Suitable for OpenVMS x86-64

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> The more exotic changes are from the handling of power. The power
> supplies of each 12U unit now include lithium-ion batteries, something
> Microsoft calls Local Energy Storage. While lithium-ion batteries are
> routinely used to power computers--laptops use them--that's not where
> Microsoft sourced the units for its servers. Instead, it's using
> batteries from the power tool industry. They're cheap, proven, and
> abundantly available.

And they work great on Malaysian airliners. The new Microsoft MH370
Compute Farm! Sorry, couldn't resist...

Judging from the increasing number of carriers refusing to carry lithium
batteries shipping these out of Redmond or China or wherever they're made
is possibly going to be non-trivial.

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