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Sun Super Computer May Hit 2 Petaflops
Fletcher writes to tell us that Sun Microsystems has revealed their "Constellation System", a new supercomputing platform that the company hopes will put them back in the running for top dog in the supercomputer race. "The linchpin in the system is the switch, the piece of hardware that conducts traffic between the servers, memory and data storage. Code-named Magnum, the switch comes with 3,456 ports, a larger-than-normal number that frees up data pathways inside these powerful computers. 'We are looking at a factor-of-three improvement over the current best system at an equal number of nodes," said Andy Bechtolsheim, chief architect and senior vice president of the systems group at Sun. "We have been somewhat absent in the supercomputer market in the last few years.'"
Okay! Let the first production vs. of this supercomputer be called the Stargazer! Sounds quite fitting... [smile]
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When they came up with the word "petaflop"...Couldn't they have come up with something a little more phonetically scientific?
I'm not one to argue about etimology, but that sounds like something you would use to measure bunny ears.
"Hey Frank, you get a chance to check the stats on those rabbit ear movements?" "Yeah! We're at 2.3 petaflops Mike!"
...how long until the p0rn industry gets a hold of a few?
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