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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. Err0r by antivoid · · Score: -1, Redundant

    WTF is a Tecord :p

  2. Speed Tecord? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    I mean, teally, did someone fotget to use the spell checket?

  3. A little typo there...Speed Tecord? by tollieman · · Score: -1, Redundant

    shouldnt this be Speed Record? hehe

  4. New Contractions Abound! by jaredbpd · · Score: -1, Redundant

    What's a "Tecord"?

  5. And Mods Break Spelling Record... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Tecord? Sheesh! "Preview" is there for a reason.

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

    Hmmmm..... TFlop + Record = Tecord

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

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

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  8. Tecord? by nordicfrost · · Score: -1, Redundant
    What is tthat? Some sort of geek record? Nah... That would be Techord...


    (Remember, you saw it here first!)

  9. Tecords by amokk · · Score: -1, Redundant

    A Speed Tecord! My god.

    I wonder if that's at all similar to a speed Record?

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  10. Need More Coffee by eightball01 · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Eds need more coffee. How do you miss a spelling mistake like THAT?

  11. Tecord? Someone needs coffee by mattkime · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Its "Record" I believe. No, I didn't read the article. I didn't even read the blurb. Just the title. Apparently the editors didn't even do that.

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  12. 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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  13. Re:Tecord == Record? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Gotta love those tecords.

  14. I fot one.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    welcome The-Bus as out new spelling ovetlotd

  15. oh no! by tempestdata · · Score: -1, Redundant

    please no beawolf cluster comments! PLEASE!!!

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

    does it run linux?

    seriously, what os is that beast running?
    the software section on IBM page didn't mention that

  17. Re:I read all three articles but couldn't find... by mattkime · · Score: -1, Redundant

    it doesn't run an OS, it runs a TOS

    it doesn't calculate, it takes away your rights (before you use it) and denies all responsibility - in great detail

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  18. A Tecord... by zanderredux · · Score: -1, Redundant

    ...is a record measured in tera-something!

  19. Re:Tecord == Record? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    it's a part of Slashdot's long history of totally vulterant spellings.

  20. Yeah, but can it run Sims 2... by jbrw · · Score: -1, Redundant

    ...at a decent frame rate?

    The Earth Simulator may look sexy (if you're in to that kind of thing) and have 10 TB of memory and all that, but even that would be insufficient for Sims 2 to play properly. Erm, so I imagine...

    Anyone know what it plays like on this new thing?

  21. Java by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Now we can run Java GUIs at a decent speed. I can't wait until eveybody has one of these on their desk, then I can finally make some money writing Java desktop applications.

  22. Obligatory comment(s) by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    * But does it run Linux ?
    * Imagine a beowulf clusters of those

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

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

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

    Or even possibly, Btilliant

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