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China Bumps US Out of First Place For Fastest Supercomptuer

Posted by samzenpus on from the king-of-the-hill dept.

An anonymous reader writes "China's Tianhe-2 is the world's fastest supercomputer, according to the latest semiannual Top 500 list of the 500 most powerful computer systems in the world. Developed by China's National University of Defense Technology, the system appeared two years ahead of schedule and will be deployed at the National Supercomputer Center in Guangzho, China, before the end of the year."

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  1. Re:BUT... by ArcadeMan · · Score: 4, Funny

    it will probably crash at least three times a week

    So we know it runs Microsoft Windows. U.S.A.! U.S.A.!

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  2. We must close the supercomputer gap! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Quickly before they sap and impurify all of our precious bodily fluids!