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Cray SX-6 Installed in Alaska

Posted by timothy on from the good-air-conditioning dept.

Dhrakar writes: "Now, I know that normally press releases are imediately round-filed, however, as this is the first NEC^H^H^HCray SX-6 to be installed in the U.S. it is newsworthy. The 8cpu, 64Gb system has been installed at the Arctic Region Supercomputing Center for benchmarking and other testing. See either ARSC or the NY Times (sub. required. Yada, yada) article."

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  1. That's a first by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Using a supercomputer in the USA for something other than mass destruction weapon simulation...

  2. This Story Will Only Spawn Trolls by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll
    There is nothing that this story can do beside spawn a thousand trolls. Here's why:

    • Did you know that... It was posted around 2AM, EST. The bars are letting out, and we've got a whole lot of drunk Slashbots eager to hit "Reply".
    • Did you know that... There is nothing particularly interesting about a story that basically says: "a computer you can never use was installed somewhere you'll never go" will give no hooks for meaningful conversation? In place of discussion, let's troll!
    • Did you know that... Timothy can suck a golf ball through a garden hose?
  3. Just one question - by eclectro · · Score: 1, Troll



    how can it help you get a date???

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