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10-TFlop Computer Built from Standard PC Parts

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the economic-supercomputing dept.

OrangeTide writes "Using PCI host adapters and Xeon processors, engineers at Lawrence Livermore National Labs have achieved 10-TFlops relatively cheaply. More information can be obtained from this article at EETimes." Lately, Linux seems to be the operating system of choice for new supercomputers, and this one's no different. It's cool to see big iron made cheaply.

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  1. Imagine... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    A commodity supercomputing cluster of these! (There has to be a better name for it, but I'm new here on Slashdot).

  2. Supercomputer developed for... by jabex · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... which was specifically developed for running Doom III.

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    1. Re:Supercomputer developed for... by Charles+Dodgeson · · Score: 5, Funny
      ... Doom III

      Well, considering who's building it and running it, it's reasonable to guess that some form of doom will be simulated on it.

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  3. Wait until the weapons inspectors get to Iraq! by joeflies · · Score: 5, Funny

    Then the world will finally see the 4000 Playstation 2's that Saddam used to build a supercomputer

    1. Re:Wait until the weapons inspectors get to Iraq! by 7-Vodka · · Score: 4, Funny

      or maybe just one apple mac. Sitting all alone in a big empty room because saddam bought the marketing spiel.

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  4. zerg by Lord+Omlette · · Score: 4, Funny

    Look, all the 'cool' people are doing Linux, right? But BIG IRON is clearly trying to suck you and your money in. Oh, it's so cheap, but they don't tell you about the hidden costs, do they?

    Just say no to BIG IRON!

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  5. Re:imagine the future by Charles+Dodgeson · · Score: 5, Funny
    In the not too distant future, that kind of processing power could very well be available in home PCs. [...] Oh sure, we'll find something [to do with it], but it's difficult for us to imagine now

    the Search for Extremely Trivial Iterations at home.

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  6. who ever said ... by valmont · · Score: 5, Funny
    ... that penguins couldn't do steroids?

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  7. I need one! by Newer+Guy · · Score: 5, Funny

    I have a lot of movies to convert to DIVX...

  8. Re:We use it! by ceejayoz · · Score: 4, Funny

    Were I work (I can't say where... I've signed papers...)

    Are you referring to this part of your CV?

    Gardening
    Juli 7 - 27 1986 i managed a group of tomato plants.

  9. Re:We use it! by e8johan · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yes! I used the cluster to compute the correct amount of water for each plant, considering cloudiness, temperature, time in direct sun light and how far each particular plant had grown. :)

  10. I can see the adds now.. by PerryMason · · Score: 5, Funny

    "I was doing my nuclear simulations on the ASCII White and it was like BEEP BEEP BEEP...and like half my work was gone..."

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  11. Re:We use it! by darkgreen · · Score: 4, Funny

    Mini computers are the dinosaurs of old.

    Hey, wouldn't dinosaurs be the dinosaurs of old? Mini computers would be the dinosaurs of kinda recent. =)

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  12. Computer engineering is..... by Conspiracy_Of_Doves · · Score: 4, Funny

    a race between engineers trying to make faster and better computers and Microsoft trying to make more bloated and processor-heavy operating systems. So far, Microsoft is winning.

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