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

[David Froble]

lists at openmailbox.org wrote:
>> 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.
> 

Power tool batteries are available at Home Depot, Lowes, and such ....