Re: [Nolug] Terabyte servers on the cheap...

When you say "spider" how do you program something like that exactly?
im interested in your project btw

>From: Michael <mogmios@mlug.missouri.edu>
>Reply-To: nolug@patientcarerx.com
>To: NOLUG ML <nolug@patientcarerx.com>
>Subject: Re: [Nolug] Terabyte servers on the cheap...
>Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2002 22:28:03 -0500 (CDT)
>
> > A co-worker's home office is right behind a stair well, so he
> > put his Sparc, 2 Alphas, numerous PCs, a dozen old 4GB SCSI
> > disks, routers, and switches plus AC and air filter in the
> > under-stairs closet, then drilled a hole in the wall to run
> > cables to his office.
> >
> > THAT is the perfect setup.
>
>I knew someone that had a limo with an entire section actting as his
>server room. He had more computing power in his car than many public
>schools. He also had a satelite uplink for net access back when such
>things were still impossibly expensive. Lucky bastard. Wish I had some
>rich relatives that could die.
>
> > I'm sure it wouldn't matter for Rock'n'Roll, but my old ears are
> > starting to fade (too much Rock'n'Roll in my mis-spent youth),
> > and I need quiet when watching TV to hear all the words.
>
>That's why they invented wireless headphones. Better yet use iglasses. ;)
>
> > Dumb question: what would you _put_ in that 3,000GB server? I've
> > got 1,802 MP3s (all legally ripped from my own collection) and
> > they only take 7.5GB...
>
>My hobby is collecting the Internet. Sort of a Google in my bedroom.
>Harddrive space and bandwidth are my only limiting factors. With three
>terabytes of space I could have about 1.5 terabytes of redundant storage
>to fill with documents, images, music, and movies.. and best of all.. lots
>of reference data describing all the files. ;) Then I'd just have to find
>a good source of bandwidth and I'd be all set. Even a cable modem provides
>a pretty decent supply of files if you write a good enough spider to
>collect them. If I ever had a fast two-way connection then I'm pretty sure
>my collection would be a major P2P fountainhead. Mostly I do it out of a
>sort of historical interest though.. the same as someone cataloging
>thousands of species of insects. I have 100-200 gigs of files so far and
>would have a lot more if I had the diskspace to store more. I catalog
>everything in detail and work on apps for making collecting and cataloging
>the files more effecient. If only I could figure out how to get
>sponsorship for such a project I'd be all set. ;)
>
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