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Supercomputer To Use Optical Router

Posted by timothy on from the is-the-computer dept.

Izmunuti writes "From a NYTimes article: 'Highlighting a radical departure in the design of the fastest computers, the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology plans to announce on Monday that it will use an optical router designed by a Texas company as the heart of a campus-wide supercomputer that will be woven together with optical fibers.'"

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  1. Re:Ok, this guy is off his rocker. by coryboehne · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    And, on a slightly different note: Checking your html tags carefully before pressing the submit button is every bit as important as thinking before you speak... DOH! :)

  2. Re:nytimes.com by Istealmymusic · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    As opposed to them not tracking IPs so we couldn't make a universal Slashdot logon?

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