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Cray Wins $52 Million Supercomputer Contract

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the next-big-thing dept.

The Interfacer writes "Cray and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science announced that Cray has won the contract to install a next-generation supercomputer at the DOE's National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC). The systems and multi-year services contract, valued at over $52 million, includes delivery of a Cray massively parallel processor supercomputer, code-named 'Hood.'"

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  1. Cool, but... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Does it run Linux?

  2. $52 million = by IAstudent · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Luxo Jr. with true ray tracing?

  3. It must be tough to be a white boy.... by Sethosayher · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ...to be programmin' n da hood.

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  4. I agree! Mod me down!! by Jerk+City+Troll · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Yes! Yes! I confess! Can I be burned at the karma stake now?

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  5. Re:Cash Machine by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic


    Ouch. And Doc Ruby seems to have lost his karma bonus too. You all can expect moderation whining below. Try a Greasemonkey script to collapse this entire thread. It works.

  6. Re:Cash Machine by Doc+Ruby · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Why not? After all, this thread comes complete with the usual Anonymous stalker Coward showing how pathetic and stupid they are.

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