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Iran Builds Supercomputer From Banned AMD Parts

Posted by Zonk on from the maybe-they-fell-off-the-back-of-a-really-big-truck dept.

Stony Stevenson writes with the news that, despite a ban on US PC hardware, Iranian techs have built an enormously powerful supercomputer from 216 AMD processors. The Linux-cluster machine has a 'theoretical peak performance of 860 gig-flops'. "The disclosure, made in an undated posting on [the University of] Amirkabir's Web site, brought an immediate response Monday from AMD, which said it has never authorized shipments of products either directly or indirectly to Iran or any other embargoed country."

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  1. Too bad... by B_un1t · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Too bad they won't know what to do with all that power...

  2. Re:Bush is relieved... by HungSoLow · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Eh? Er.. I mean 'A'. Blame Canada.

  3. Re:Just a typo, like Iraq vs. Iran by jedidiah · · Score: 0, Redundant

    ...which is ironic since Iran is a much more credible threat when it comes to nukes.

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