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New Top500 List Released at Supercomputing '06

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the measuring-contest dept.

Guybrush_T writes "Today the 27th Edition of the Top 500 List of World's Fastest Supercomputers was released at ISC 2006. IBM BlueGene/L remains the world fastest computer with 280.6 TFlop/s. No new US system in the top10 this year, since they all come from Europe and Japan. The French Cluster at CEA (French NNSA equivalent) is number 5 with 42.9 TFlop/s. The Earth simulator (no 10) is no longer the largest system in Japan since the GSIC Center built a 38.2 TFlop/s Cluster, reaching the 7th place. The German cluster at Juelich is number 8 with 37.3 TFlop/s. The full list, and the previous 26 lists, are available on the Top500.org site."

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  1. What, no microsoft? by harris+s+newman · · Score: 4, Funny

    Its supprising that no microsoft systems are listed....

    1. Re:What, no microsoft? by Kadin2048 · · Score: 4, Funny

      Its supprising that no microsoft systems are listed....

      Well, they only published the requirements for Vista a few weeks ago; I'm sure they'll do better next year.

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    2. Re:What, no microsoft? by HermanAB · · Score: 5, Funny

      Well, now that you mention it, *nobody* beats MS in distributed botnets...

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  2. 131072 Processors! by ackthpt · · Score: 5, Funny

    Shit! I can remember when processors had that many transistors!

    hello, olde programmers home, i'm enquiring for a vacancy...

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  3. Missing Computer by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    What about the computer that processes Bill Gates' IRS filing?

  4. Re:Cue the Vista / Linux / Beowulf cluster jokes by bcat24 · · Score: 3, Funny

    I for one welcome our new Beowulf cluster of Linux-running, not quite Vista-capable supercomputer overlords.

    In Soviet Russia, a Beowulf cluster of Linux-running, not quite Vista-capable supercomputers imagine YOU!
    On the other hand, in Korea, only old people imagine a Beowulf cluster of Linux-running, not quite Vista-capable supercomputers.

    Oh! Won't somebody please think of the Beowulf clusters of Linux-running, not quite Vista-capable supercomputers?

    Did I forget anything?

  5. But does it run... by saleenS281 · · Score: 4, Funny

    But does it run Windows Cluster Edition? (Bet you didn't see THAT one coming)

  6. Re:From 11 to 451... by sconeu · · Score: 5, Funny

    Dude, your cluster is on fire!!!!

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  7. Re:Cue the Vista / Linux / Beowulf cluster jokes by drawfour · · Score: 3, Funny
    Did I forget anything?
    Yes. You forgot to be funny.
  8. The Network is the Computer by Doc+Ruby · · Score: 4, Funny

    Isn't the Slashdot DDoS network the most powerful "computer" in the world?

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  9. Re:Blue Gene? by blibbler · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well I know all my thinking takes place in my pants.