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> > If you are looking for speed, I would make the whole thing as arrays in memory
> > in C++, and just do backups to the database on a regular basis.
>
> You'd suggest storing "12 to 15GB" of data in main memory on an x86
> machine with 4GB of RAM?
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If I remember correctly, Sparc based computers can hold insane amounts
of memory. They're insanely expensive though; even the decade old ones
on e-bay. I don't suppose it's possible to RAID (or is it Beowolf?)
enough computers together to get a giant RAM Disk?
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