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IBM Sets Supercomputer Speed Record

Posted by timothy on from the hi-gene dept.

T.Hobbes writes "IBM's BlueGene/L has set a new speed record at 36.01 TFlops, beating the Earth Simulator's 35.86 TFlops, according to internal IBM testing. 'This is notable because of the fixation everyone has had on the Earth Simulator,' said Dave Turek, I.B.M.'s vice president for the high-performance computing division. The AP story is here; the NY Times' story is here."

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  1. Tecord? by NetPoser · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Hmmmm..... TFlop + Record = Tecord

  2. What? by mrmagos · · Score: 0, Redundant

    IBM Sets Supercomputer Speed Tecord
    What exactly is a "Tecord"

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  3. wh0a by Cyco(k) · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Just imagine the gaming possibilities on it. Doom 3 would be sear child's play for it.

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  4. Obligatory post by ning · · Score: 0, Redundant

    But does it run Doom3? (or, for that matter, Longhorn..?) Imagine a Beowulf cluster of these!

  5. Re:Full Text of Atticle by JPelorat · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Or even possibly, Btilliant

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