On Sep 14, 2004 andrew clarke wrote to Malcolm Miles:

ac> I like the idea of two non-virtualised OSes trying to access a
ac> single hard drive, but it's really not practical, not to mention not
ac> commercially viable for Microsoft!

A Windows Cluster can do it, but probably at the wrong end of the
complexity spectrum for Bob.

ac> If Bob's concerned about power consumption, there are low-power
ac> (low-heat and, I believe, fan-less) "slimline" style PCs that run at
ac> around the 800 MHz range.  I think they cost a bit more than
ac> standard sized PCs though.

I use a couple of Via Epia fanless boards for my ADSL routers. Powered by a
power brick so no fan there either.

Best wishes,
Malcolm

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