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IBM's Blue Gene powered by Linux

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the big-iron-on-tux'-hip dept.

bigjnsa500 writes "Linux will be the main operating system for IBM's upcoming family of 'Blue Gene' supercomputers--a major endorsement for the operating system and the open-source computing model it represents. Blue Gene/L, the first member of the family, will contain 65,000 processors and 16 trillion bytes of memory. Due in 2004 or 2005, the system will be able to perform 200 trillion calculations per second. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory will use the system for performing nuclear weapons simulations." Blue Gene has been announced for some time, but it's cool to see how it's shaping up.

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  1. Yes, yes by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    but will it run lin[NO CARRIER]

  2. Quick, someone say the magic words! by AndroidCat · · Score: -1, Redundant
    "No one will ever need more than 16 trillion bytes of memory."

    Say it loud, say it proud -- and twenty years later your name will still be remembered .. as an idiot! :^)

    A 64k computer, 64k processors .. The obligitory Beowulf comment would be redundant. *brain overload*, shutting down. Wake me up when the coffee's ready.

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  3. Re:Um, maybe IBM should concentrate on making mone by CowboyNick · · Score: 0, Redundant

    After having worked with them, I am write-in modding you "+1 Correct"

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  4. Re:that means... by some+guy+I+know · · Score: 0, Redundant
    I couldn't stop thinking myself playing glTron, TuxRacer, TuxKart
    Yes, but will I be able to play Doom III on the "Blue Gene" at a decent frame rate?
    What about Duke Nukem Forever?
    These are important questions.
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