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The 32,000 node Blue Gene/L represents the second stage of a three-part build-out of the US$100 million supercomputer that is expected to be completed by June. When fully assembled at Lawrence Livermore, Blue Gene/L will be a 130,000-processor system with a theoretical peak performance of 360 teraflops, according to IBM.

Whow... This thing will be done before it starts!

1 posted on 03/14/2005 3:03:33 AM PST by Swordmaker
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To: Swordmaker

Blue Gene IS a beast...........ingenious architecture, as well.


2 posted on 03/14/2005 3:09:25 AM PST by RightOnline
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To: Swordmaker

What a monster.


3 posted on 03/14/2005 3:15:33 AM PST by Wiz
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To: Swordmaker

That number is a third of a petaflop... perhaps with another upgrade after faster chips come out, a petaflop will be reachable.


4 posted on 03/14/2005 4:04:45 AM PST by ikka
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To: Swordmaker

Wow, I bet that thing would run Everquest 2.

:-P

Bones


6 posted on 03/14/2005 5:37:28 AM PST by Bones75
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To: Swordmaker

When does this thing attain consciousness?


8 posted on 03/14/2005 7:27:54 PM PST by Lawgvr1955 (Never draw to an inside straight.)
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To: Swordmaker

You really need to cross that off your Christmas wish list. ;-)


10 posted on 03/14/2005 7:57:14 PM PST by verity (The Liberal Media and the ACLU are America's Enemies)
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