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This invention relates to computer systems and hardware, and in particular to a radial computer system, hardware for building a radial computer system and a method for building a radial computer system. According to one aspect of the invention, a clustering concept for a scalable computer system inc

This invention relates to computer systems and hardware, and in particular to a radial computer system, hardware for building a radial computer system and a method for building a radial computer system. According to one aspect of the invention, a clustering concept for a scalable computer system includes computer elements aligned by a joiner into an arc shaped configuration. The radial configuration of the cluster and associated hardware provide a computer system that reduces high speed cable lengths, provides additional connection points for the increased number of cable connections, provides electromagnetic interference shielding, and provides additional space for cooling hardware. These features result in an improved scalable computer system.

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[ What is claimed is:] [4.]4. A computer system having a radial configuration comprising:a cluster including:a plurality of computer elements, each computer element having a rear face and a front face;a plurality of joiners, each joiner having a computer element on each side, the joiners aligning th

[ What is claimed is:] [4.]4. A computer system having a radial configuration comprising:a cluster including:a plurality of computer elements, each computer element having a rear face and a front face;a plurality of joiners, each joiner having a computer element on each side, the joiners aligning the computer elements such that the computer elements define an arc, the arc having an inner radius defined by the rear face of the computer elements and an outer radius defined by the front face of the computer elements; at least one high frequency cable passing through the joiner between computer elements, the high frequency cable being routed proximal the inner radius of the arc;a second cluster placed back-to-back with the first cluster, the first cluster and second cluster allowing for service access between the first cluster and the second cluster and being proximally spaced to reduce the length of cable connections between clusters.