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Self-wiring Supercomputer

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the but-what-will-wirers-do-for-a-living dept.

redcone writes "New Scientist is reporting on an experimental supercomputer made from Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA) that can reconfigure itself to tackle different software problems. It is being built by researchers in Scotland. The Edinburgh system will be up to 100 times more energy efficient than a conventional supercomputer of equivalent computing power. The 64-node FPGA machine will also need only as much space as four conventional PCs, while a normal 1 teraflop supercomputer would fill a room. Disclaimer: At this point in time, the software needed to run it, which is the key to the project, is vaporware. "

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  1. OK, everybody. by Scoria · · Score: 3, Funny

    From this point forward, no Terminator references will be permitted. ;-)

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  2. Eventually..... by DoraLives · · Score: 4, Funny

    these things will be a sort of pinkish grey with a funny convoluted surface appearance, weigh a few pounds, and float in tanks of clear liquid.

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    1. Re:Eventually..... by Dr.+Weird · · Score: 3, Funny

      And as a result give consistently unreliable, biased answers for even the simplest of numeric tasks. I love progress.

  3. They must be waiting for... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Longhorn to be released.

  4. Mmmmmmm... by 10000000000000000000 · · Score: 5, Funny

    field programmable gatorade...

  5. Obligatory... by amstrad · · Score: 3, Funny

    Has it already wired itself to imagine a Beowulf cluster of itself?