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Supercomputing: Raw Power vs. Massive Storage
securitas writes "The NY Times reports that a pair of Microsoft researchers are challenging the federal policy on funding supercomputers. Gordon Bell and Jim Gray argue that the money would be better spent on massive storage instead of ultra-fast computers because they believe today's supercomputing centers will be tomorrow's superdata centers. They advocate building cheap Linux-based Beowulf clusters (PCs in parallel) instead of supercomputers." NYTimes free reg blah blah.
powwwwwwaaaaaaa
only government money could ensure that the nation's research scientists had the computing power they needed to pursue projects like simulating the flow of air
... (excuse the pun)
This whole thing sounds like one big fart!
Lots of data, in a networked array of systems.
Sounds familar, and the RIAA and MPAA's worst fears.
...a cluster of crushed politicians with some dead lawyers on top.
Isnt Jim Gray the guy that interviewed Pete Rose at the 99 all star game? I know NBC fired him but talk about a career change...
Would someone please mod up parent as "insightful" and "informative".
You really should add "First Karma Whore" when you post this.
Would someone please mod down parent as "presumptuous" and "whiney"
Buffy fans will want to use this link
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Thanks NYT!!!
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html