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Virginia Tech Announces Supercomputer Plans

Posted by pudge on Wednesday September 3, 2003 @06:57AM from the i-got-dibs-when-they-are-done-with-it dept.

CousinVinnie writes "Previously noted in this Slashdot story, the administration of Virginia Tech has announced they're puchasing 1100 G5's (another story) in hopes to build a top-10 supercomputer by October 1. Tech will be spending $5.2 million over five years on the project, which should help it pull in more research money." Maybe VT can use the new computers to beef up their web site.

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Performance comparisons... by EvilTwinSkippy · 2003-09-03 07:00 · Score: 5, Funny

The comparison is like Apples to Oranges. Most people end up asking "Orange you going to build a beowulf cluster of those Apples?"

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Obligitory Troll by Maskirovka · 2003-09-03 07:05 · Score: 5, Funny

Slashdot summary:
1) Itaniums are for pussies.
2) Go Apple!
3) Opterons still kick the G5's butt.
4) I can't wait to run doom3 on my backordered G5.
5) People griping about apples proprietary hardware and software, and how this cluster could have been built cheaper from oem parts, and ebay ethernet hubs.
6)Dumb lists summarizing other trolls.
What the hell do you do with 1100 mice? by Eclypser · 2003-09-03 07:11 · Score: 5, Funny

Post suggestions here!

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1. Re:What the hell do you do with 1100 mice? by daeley · 2003-09-03 07:40 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  I don't know what you'd do with them, but I'm sure some wanker on here is already complaining there aren't 2200 buttons. ;)
  
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