Now, from BorgCo - a drinks cooler that fits in a 19" rack.

Has USB and Ethernet connections for status monitoring.

Holds an entire 24-can slab of half-litre beer cans.

Anonymous, undistinguished brushed-aluminium front panel with a couple of small status LEDs and a 4 x 4 keypad for entering the access code.

Beer not included.
-- 8th of 7, Dec 15 2009

19" Rackmount Fridge 19_22_20Rackmount_20Fridge
Prior Art acknowledged. [8th of 7, Dec 15 2009]

Why would someone want to cool beer?
-- MaxwellBuchanan, Dec 15 2009


In order to render tinned lager almost drinkable.
-- 8th of 7, Dec 15 2009


// Why would someone want to drink lager? //

Because by 0345, all the Tippex is gone from the stationary cupboard, the whiteboard cleaning fluid has been scoffed, and desperation is setting in.

[zen_tom], you're hired.
-- 8th of 7, Dec 15 2009


// Has USB and Ethernet connections for status monitoring. //

Come on [bigs], read the spec ....
-- 8th of 7, Dec 15 2009


The single large keg probably has the edge in terms of access time. The RAID approach is more spill-tolerant, in that the most you can ever lose is one canfull, whereas if the spigot on the keg fails, you could lose the lot.
-- 8th of 7, Dec 15 2009


5 minutes sounds like a reasonable lease time. High end units will implement Tuborg Carlsberg Protocol/Internet Party and Draught Heineken Cask Protocol.
-- 8th of 7, Dec 16 2009



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