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Apple To Build A Second Supercomputer At Virginia Tech
AP-Dow Jones Newswire ^
| Jan. 28, 2004, 12:17 AM
| AP-Dow Jones Newswire
Posted on 01/27/2004 11:15:48 PM PST by litany_of_lies
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Disclosure: 19-year Mac user, big fan of Apple technology, not a big fan of the comany.
Apple's achievement of assembling the 3rd fastest computer for about 3% of the cost of #1 and #2 appears to be pretty remarkable to this heavy non-techie user. Each Fortune 500 company could have a supercomputer, which for most would be chump change. I'm guessing that they would run Unix and Linux with no sweat.
There would appear to be a big potential pickup from stacking Xserves instead of G5s.
To: litany_of_lies
There would appear to be a big potential pickup from stacking Xserves instead of G5s. Actually, the Xserves have dual G5 processors.
I suspect they will pick up some speed and could even add a lot more units with the space savings.
I also am wondering how long until Xserve clusters become the standard supercomputer?
I would not short Apple stock anytime soon.
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posted on
01/27/2004 11:21:49 PM PST
by
CurlyDave
To: litany_of_lies; CurlyDave
I'm guessing that they would run Unix and Linux with no sweat. Mac OS-X IS Unix at its core... BSDUnix. So you are right... it will run Unix with no problem.
Actually, the Xserves have dual G5 processors.
Both the G5 desktop they are currently using and the new Xservers have dual processors. Apple has been hinting at a 3Ghz version of the G5 is in the offing... now THAT would add some real speed.
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posted on
01/27/2004 11:42:00 PM PST
by
Swordmaker
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To: Bush2000; antiRepublicrat; LasVegasMac; Action-America; eno_; N3WBI3; zeugma; TechJunkYard; ...
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PING!!! ING!! NG! G!
Sorry about the echo...
Let me know by Freepmail if you want on or off the list.
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01/27/2004 11:48:05 PM PST
by
Swordmaker
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posted on
01/28/2004 12:01:08 AM PST
by
Swordmaker
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To: litany_of_lies
They forgot the 38 embedded hardware sensors for everything from memory to heat to power supplies that can be monitored over the network. That sounds pretty important when you have 1,100 machines running.
To: litany_of_lies
>Disclosure:
19-year Mac user
I probably beat
you by one year -- I used to
program the first Mac
in assembler days
when IM was the phone book...
For the last few years,
I have been saying
evil things about Apple.
But, with OS-X,
I'm beginning to
re-think my Apple hatred.
Maybe I'll get one...
To: litany_of_lies
"compiles an annual list of the top 500 supercomputers"
that should be top 500 KNOWN supercomputers
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posted on
01/28/2004 7:14:47 AM PST
by
Flightdeck
(Death is only a horizon)
To: sultan88; Mudboy Slim; 4ConservativeJustices; stainlessbanner
Suth'ern supercomputer ping! What're we gonna do wit' this thang? Iz it gonna be good enough to keep up with the NASCAR point standin's??? Or can we git the Hokies into a BCS bowl game next year?
To: Swordmaker
To: litany_of_lies
With 1100 processors, they must run that machine inside of a meat cooler.
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posted on
01/28/2004 8:05:17 AM PST
by
Rebelbase
( <a href="http://www.michaelmoore.com" target="_blank">miserable failure put it in your tagline too!)
To: Rebelbase
With 1100 processors, they must run that machine inside of a meat cooler. About $2.5 million of that original $7 million cost was cooling equipment!
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posted on
01/28/2004 8:12:36 AM PST
by
Swordmaker
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To: HenryLeeII
Iz it gonna be good enough to keep up with the NASCAR point standin's??? Or can we git the Hokies into a BCS bowl game next year?Yep. The big question is can it play tic-tac-toe?
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posted on
01/28/2004 8:52:32 AM PST
by
4CJ
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To: 4ConservativeJustices; HenryLeeII
Does it play Solitaire?
To: Flashman_at_the_charge
You can run Linux, if that's what flicks your switch. Then I take it someone's written the cooling control routine for PPC Linux? Without it you probably shouldn't try Linux on a G5.
To: HenryLeeII
Suth'ern supercomputer ping! I'm waiting for Jeff Foxworthy to chime in on this one. You know that cluster's going down the first time you hear "Hey, check this out..."
To: antiRepublicrat
To: litany_of_lies
This will, of course, put Apple on the list of non-exportable hardware.
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posted on
01/28/2004 1:07:33 PM PST
by
js1138
To: HenryLeeII
Sounds like Cav pretendas in the house.
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posted on
01/28/2004 1:09:07 PM PST
by
AppyPappy
(If You're Not A Part Of The Solution, There's Good Money To Be Made In Prolonging The Problem.)
To: AppyPappy
Cavs? You mean them BMW-drivin', quiche-eatin', Katie Couric-graduatin' yuppies up by ol' Tom's house? ;>)
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