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Cringely Wants A Supercomputer in Every Garage

Posted by timothy on from the i'd-call-mine-claire dept.

Nate LaCourse writes: "Real good one from Cringely this month. It's on building his own supercomputer, but with some twists." You'll probably also want to check out the KLAT2 homepage to learn more about their Flat Neighborhood Network. And since KLAT2 has been around for nearly a year (check out the poster on this page!), perhaps a 3rd generation is in the works?

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  1. Re:genetic algorithms by An+Onerous+Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
    "Ironically, they needed a supercomputer to design a supercomputer."


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  2. Imagine... by Tsar · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...a single-CPU version of this!

    1. Re:Imagine... by nuintari · · Score: 5, Funny

      and a cluster of those!..... oh wait, nuts....... never mind.

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