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Re: University of Antwerp makes 4000EUR NVIDIA supercomputer (Score: 0)
by Anonymous on Sunday, June 01 2008 @ 16:28:54 CEST | "..
A supercomputer is a FAST MEMORY SYSTEM with attached processors. Please think before calling this toy a supercomputer "
Always one nutjob purist about isn't there. So, smarty pants, what does this not do that you fanboy Cray wetdream can't. Oh, yeah, be bought and purchased by real people in the real world for sensible money (and, as an aside, put a heap of fan boy hard metal engineers out of a job, which is a good thing in my book).
Here is a definition, you may have others: "
The fastest type of computer. Supercomputers are very expensive and are employed for specialized applications that require immense amounts of mathematical calculations. For example, weather forecasting requires a supercomputer. Other uses of supercomputers include animated graphics, fluid dynamic calculations, nuclear energy research, and petroleum exploration.
The chief difference between a supercomputer and a mainframe is that a supercomputer channels all its power into executing a few programs as fast as possible, whereas a mainframe uses its power to execute many programs concurrently"
the only part this SuperComputer fails is "expensive", and I, for one, APPLAUD that change.
Roll on desktop supercomputing, down with white coat purists. Computing wants to be FREE!
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Re: University of Antwerp makes 4000EUR NVIDIA supercomputer (Score: 0)
by Anonymous on Sunday, June 01 2008 @ 18:17:41 CEST | Well... If this TOY computer of 4.000 euros outperforms a typical SUPER computer of 3.500.000 euros, them, maybe, just maybe, they should spend the next 3.500.000 euros on 875 of these fun TOY's instead of SUPER expensive FAST MEMORY SYSTEMS with attached personal interests.
If people could just loose the definitions and evolve... |
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