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The lunchbox cluster recently underwent a change. The change was motivated by the need to improve the use of mounting hardware, replace the hub with a switch, and cooling issues in the case. We've renamed it "DQ" -- we'll let you guess what that means.

Here's the parts list:

• Front-end: Ron's IBM Thinkpad T23 or Erik's IBM Thinkpad X20 or Sung' Sony VAIO Z505JS.
• 6 smartCoreP5 nodes from Digital Logic running LinuxBIOS configured with BProc support (one less than the lunchbox due to the spacers required to make better use of the mounting hardware)
• 1 (one) NetGear 100 Mb switch (with its own power brick)
• 2 IBM Thinkpad 12 V power bricks
• 1 (one) CD storage case
• 1 pink fuzzy strap

	DQ lounging on a chair. The switch sits in the bottom of the case and the nodes sit on top of the switch. Unlike the lunchbox, the power bricks are external.
DQ's first trip was to Sin City, Las Vegas, NV. Erik gave a talk (right) and Sung, Matt, and Steve Poole listened intently (below).
DQ got to sit on the table while Ron worked on the VGA BIOS and the rest of us did other "work."

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