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25th TOP500 List Released

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the winner-has-a-lottaflops dept.

Chris Vaughan writes "The 25th edition of the TOP500 list of the world's fastest supercomputers was released today (June 22, 2005) at the 20th International Supercomputing Conference (ISC2005) in Heidelberg Germany. The No. 1 position was again claimed by the previously mentioned BlueGene/L System. At present, IBM and Hewlett-Packard sell the bulk of systems at all performance levels of the TOP500. The U.S is clearly the leading consumer of HPC systems with 294 of the 500 systems installed there (up from 267 six months ago)."

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  1. Incomplete ranking by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Why is my beowulf of Mac Mini's not in the list?

    1. Re:Incomplete ranking by richdun · · Score: 2, Funny

      Because my beowulf of Linux-running Nintendo DS machines from the other day beat your Mac Minis.

    2. Re:Incomplete ranking by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Because Apple hasn't made enough of the under powered Minis so that all of them together will even make it to #500.

      And calling your two Minis on a x-over cable a Beowulf Cluster is insulting (to those of us with three and a switch).

  2. Imagine... by Mathiasdm · · Score: 1, Funny

    Imagine a Beow...

    Hmm, nevermind.

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  3. No PS3? by 0kComputer · · Score: 3, Funny

    How can this be? I thought it was running at 2+ Terraflops. Didn't anyone watch E3?


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    1. Re:No PS3? by elrous0 · · Score: 3, Funny
      You see, the PS3 runs so fast that it actually broke the light barrier, travelled back in time, and made last year's list.

      -Eric

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  4. Position #501 by Nom+du+Keyboard · · Score: 4, Funny

    And at position #501, OSX running on an Intel processor. Hey, Steve promised it would be fast.

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    1. Re:Position #501 by pHatidic · · Score: 2, Funny

      You must be new around here. OS X on Intel isn't faster, it's snappier.

  5. Re:Choosy Supercomputers prefer *nix by Nom+du+Keyboard · · Score: 2, Funny
    Sorry I did not see an anti-M$ post yet ;)

    Until now.

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  6. Re:Choosy Supercomputers prefer *nix by DebianDog · · Score: 2, Funny

    Well I figured since Apple managed a #14 slot M$ could at least "show up" ;-)

  7. ThingsI would do by digitalgimpus · · Score: 3, Funny

    Here's a list of things I would do if I had access to one of the systems on that list:

    - See how long it takes Windows ME to boot
    - See how long it takes pico to open
    - run 'top'
    - play a wicked ass game of pong
    - bitch about having so many CPU's and only 2 USB ports
    - see if I could get a video card with dual display support
    - fire up a spreadsheet and make a wicked ass multiplication table going really far (like 10X10!) /had an original IBM PC // bored

    1. Re:ThingsI would do by fbg111 · · Score: 2, Funny

      - play a wicked ass game of pong

      correction:
      - lose a wicked ass game of pong

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  8. Re:Choosy Supercomputers prefer *nix by Potader · · Score: 3, Funny

    ... still installing service packs and patches.

  9. Re:Derived Moore's Law by eln · · Score: 2, Funny

    That is the real point of computing, having a machine do work for us,

    Dude, are you high? Everyone knows the real point of computing is playing games and viewing pornography.

  10. Re:Derived Moore's Law by LordIvan · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yeah, a *real* supercomputer uses vacuum tubes and steam valves.

  11. Re:Choosy Supercomputers prefer *nix by AJWM · · Score: 3, Funny

    Well, M$ doesn't make hardware.

    Actually, come to think of it they do. Where's the Beowulf cluster of XBoxes?

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  12. Re:Obvious Link? by 50000BTU_barbecue · · Score: 2, Funny
    Speaking of ignorant, have you proof-read your sig lately?

    "those that would give up essential liberty for temporal safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."

    I happen to think temporal safety is very important, thankyousoverymuch. All that causality and stuff, ya know?

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  13. Isn't it obvious? by stienman · · Score: 2, Funny

    The U.S is clearly the leading consumer of HPC systems with 294 of the 500 systems installed there

    And we'd bomb anyone who tried to pass us back into the stone age, since the only reason to have a computer this powerful is obviously for nuclear simulations.

    Of course, we prefer to simply stay in the lead, but when all else fails trip the other racer.

    Now, where is that incendiary protection suit - I get the impression I'll need it soon...

    -Adam

  14. Re:Top50 by CPU family by Treebeard+the+Ent · · Score: 2, Funny

    # 10: POWER: 13, 18, 19, 24, 25, 35, 36, 42, 45, 49
    # 9: Xeon: 20, 28, 29, 34, 37, 40, 42, 44, 47

    You have 42 on here twice. I know that 42 is the answer, but which has the 42nd position? Or are they tied?

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  15. Guess who's number 18? by clevinger · · Score: 2, Funny
    Think China's really so interested in weather forecasting? Their best system was #51 in June 2003.
    18 China Meteorological Administration China/2005 eServer pSeries 655 (1.7 GHz Power4+) / 3200 IBM