Re: thermionic valve computers of the 1950s used 100 kW power

From	"Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	aus.computers
Subject	Re: thermionic valve computers of the 1950s used 100 kW power
Date	2026-09-29 02:56 +1000
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Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> wrote

> Australia has emerged as one of the world's primary destinations for
> AI infrastructure.

BULLSHIT

> There are currently 162 operational data centers
> across the country, with another 90 in development pipelines

That is fuck all compared with the USA which has 3-6K

> Can Albanese Labor provide enough power for them?

It isn't up to the govt to do that

> Or another housing market type fiasco?

There is no housing market fiasco and what
we have isnt due to the albo govt anyway

> Labor’s approach tries to force data centres to “bring their own”
> power (net-generators via new renewables + firming),

More bullshit

> but execution
> faces the same delivery bottlenecks that have slowed the broader
> energy transition.

More bullshit

> It is not yet (but will be) a full-blown housing-style fiasco

More bullshit

> (chronic
> under-supply from planning/migration mismatches), but the parallels
> are real: rapid demand growth colliding with slow infrastructure
> build-out.
> <https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/more-questions-than-answers-albanese-s-data-centre-vision-risks-renewables-rollout-20260716-p60fwm.html>
>          https://tinyurl.com/muaafuf4

Just another murdoch shit rag now

> More questions than answers’: Albanese’s data-centre vision risks
> renewables rollout

More bullshit

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thermionic valve computers of the 1950s used 100 kW power Nomen Nescio <nobody@dizum.com> - 2026-09-25 14:40 +0200
  Re: thermionic valve computers of the 1950s used 100 kW power Keithr0 <nothing.to.see@here.com.au> - 2026-09-26 11:25 +1000
    Re: thermionic valve computers of the 1950s used 100 kW power Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2026-09-28 08:04 +1000
      Re: thermionic valve computers of the 1950s used 100 kW power "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2026-09-29 02:56 +1000

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