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First Petaflop Supercomputer To Shut Down

Posted by samzenpus on from the so-long-farewell-auf-weidersehen-goodbye dept.

An anonymous reader writes "In 2008 Roadrunner was the world's fastest supercomputer. Now that the first system to break the petaflop barrier has lost a step on today's leaders it will be shut down and dismantled. In its five years of operation, the Roadrunner was the 'workhorse' behind the National Nuclear Security Administration's Advanced Simulation and Computing program, providing key computer simulations for the Stockpile Stewardship Program."

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  1. The Coyote finally won by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    RR must've spent too much time pecking on that Acme birdseed.

  2. They could set it to fix the budget. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Oh wait, that's PEBCAP.

  3. Aw, crap! by theoriginalturtle · · Score: 4, Funny

    I think that thing could host a kick-ass DOOM session!

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  4. Whaddya expect? by Tablizer · · Score: 1, Funny

    you have "flop" in the name

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