Finally a legitimate use for Macs....

Im_gumby · 22-October-03, 03:24 PM

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/22/te...8&partner=IWON

Quote:


	SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 21 Ã‚â€” A home-brew supercomputer, assembled from off-the-shelf personal computers in just one month at a cost of slightly more than $5 million, is about to be ranked as one of the fastest machines in the world. The Virginia Tech supercomputer, put together from 1,100 Apple Macintosh computers, has been successfully tested in recent days, according to Jack Dongarra, a University of Tennessee computer scientist who maintains a listing of the world's 500 fastest machines.

M.D.K. · 22-October-03, 03:29 PM

But... they're mac wtf.

You gonna need all that just to run itunes THAT much faster?

I hope they all burn.

c'mon guys 1 virus to take am all down.

Lord Dragon · 22-October-03, 07:10 PM

What OS are they running?

Reminds me of a sig I use to have-

"My other computer is a 4000 node Beowulf Cluster"

For more info:
http://www.beowulf.org/

swanny321 · 22-October-03, 07:50 PM

bench marks needed lmao

Maverick · 22-October-03, 07:53 PM

If I remember right its running a version of linux.

Lokie · 22-October-03, 08:09 PM

http://forums.pcapex.com/showthread....=supercomputer
Posted back on the 25 of sept.

Im_gumby · 23-October-03, 07:35 AM

Wow. I wonder what was with the lag for the reporter? The article came out yesterday, according to the by line. I guess the difference is that it was finally completed.... I don't know. You da man, Lokie.

Maverick · 23-October-03, 08:09 AM

They were writen by different people gumby. The guy that wrote your article is just late...lmao!

Lord Dragon · 23-October-03, 09:37 AM

"Linux can run on Mac hardware, but given everything else that needed to be done to get the supercomputer up and running, it just seemed easier to stick with the Mac operating system."

It's running MacOS with clustering software ported from Linux.

Krostillian · 23-October-03, 09:44 AM

What did they do, drive an IBM up under those macs?

Maverick · 23-October-03, 11:58 AM

Not sure what your asking Krostillian. But if you havent heard the new G5 processor in the new apple desktop systems are made by IBM. Its basicly a Power5 processor with some changes.

Thanks clearing me up Dragon. I knew I read that they where using Linux on something.

Krostillian · 23-October-03, 12:01 PM

That's kinda the point

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22-October-03, 03:29 PM		#2 (permalink)
M.D.K. Apex Tech Maniac Supreme	But... they're mac wtf. You gonna need all that just to run itunes THAT much faster? I hope they all burn. c'mon guys 1 virus to take am all down.

22-October-03, 07:10 PM		#3 (permalink)
Lord Dragon Apex Master Tech	What OS are they running? Reminds me of a sig I use to have- "My other computer is a 4000 node Beowulf Cluster" For more info: http://www.beowulf.org/

22-October-03, 07:50 PM		#4 (permalink)
swanny321 Apex Tech Fanatic	bench marks needed lmao

22-October-03, 07:53 PM		#5 (permalink)
Maverick Apex Elite Expert Tech	If I remember right its running a version of linux.

22-October-03, 08:09 PM		#6 (permalink)
Lokie Custom What?	http://forums.pcapex.com/showthread....=supercomputer Posted back on the 25 of sept.

23-October-03, 07:35 AM		#7 (permalink)
Im_gumby Slightly Silly Moderator	Wow. I wonder what was with the lag for the reporter? The article came out yesterday, according to the by line. I guess the difference is that it was finally completed.... I don't know. You da man, Lokie.

23-October-03, 08:09 AM		#8 (permalink)
Maverick Apex Elite Expert Tech	They were writen by different people gumby. The guy that wrote your article is just late...lmao!

23-October-03, 09:37 AM		#9 (permalink)
Lord Dragon Apex Master Tech	"Linux can run on Mac hardware, but given everything else that needed to be done to get the supercomputer up and running, it just seemed easier to stick with the Mac operating system." It's running MacOS with clustering software ported from Linux.

23-October-03, 09:44 AM		#10 (permalink)
Krostillian Apex Advanced Techie	What did they do, drive an IBM up under those macs?

23-October-03, 11:58 AM		#11 (permalink)
Maverick Apex Elite Expert Tech	Not sure what your asking Krostillian. But if you havent heard the new G5 processor in the new apple desktop systems are made by IBM. Its basicly a Power5 processor with some changes. Thanks clearing me up Dragon. I knew I read that they where using Linux on something.

23-October-03, 12:01 PM		#12 (permalink)
Krostillian Apex Advanced Techie	That's kinda the point