The fastest computer available. Supercomputers are typically used for simulations in petroleum exploration and production, structural analysis, computational fluid dynamics, physics and chemistry, electronic design, nuclear energy research and meteorology. Years ago, it took a supercomputer to perform real-time animated graphics, but that changed as high-performance desktop computers became capable of doing the job. See supercomputer sites and grid computing.
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- No shocker: IBM tops list of the greenest biggest computers
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- Blog posts 2009-11-19
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-16
- Cray XT5 Jaguar bests IBM Roadrunner as world's fastest supercomputer
- The lead position on ORNL's Top 500 Supercomputer list is now Cray's XT5 "Jaguar" supercomputer, besting IBM's Roadrunner. by Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-11-16
- Cray's Jaguar tops IBM's Roadrunner for fastest supercomputer
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-16
- Cray's Jaguar tops IBM's Roadrunner for fastest supercomputer
- The Cray XT5 supercomputer known as "Jaguar" has finally clawed its way to the title of fastest computer in the world. The Cray XT5 supercomputer known as "Jaguar" has finally clawed its way to the title of fastest computer in the world. Sitting back at No....
- News items 2009-11-16
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- Blog posts 2009-11-12
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- Roadmaps aren't AMD's problem, execution isAnyone remember Barcelona. Yikes.Here's hoping they get competitive and force Intel to keep up the pace...I'd surely wanted to have a 45nm CPU for Christmas.That is, when AMD lowers its prices of low-end processors. :)But of course, DDR2 prices just went up and DDR3 prices...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-11
- AMD updates roadmap, promises "supercomputer in your lap"
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- Blog posts 2009-11-11
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- Blog posts 2009-11-03
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-02
- Maingear unleashes Shift desktop, child-sized 'personal supercomputer' for $2,199 (or $13,394)
- Boutique computer maker Maingear on Monday unleashed its Shift desktop PC, a child-sized "everyday supercomputer" that marries extreme performance and upgradeability to industrial design for a barnburning rig that can handle the highest-definition media. by Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-11-02
- Will a flu pandemic really bring down the Internet?
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- Discussion threads 2009-10-27
- What Windows7 could mean for Linux
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- Discussion threads 2009-10-24
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- Discussion threads 2009-10-20
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- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft releases XP Mode virtualization to manufacturing [video=346621] Larry Dignan: Cisco doubles down...
- Blog posts 2009-10-02
- Nvidia: Next big supercomputer player?
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- Discussion threads 2009-10-01
- Nvidia: Next big supercomputer player?
- Nvidia unveiled its next-generation graphics processing unit GPU architecture, dubbed Fermi, and announced a key supercomputing win with the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The takeaway: Graphics and visualization are becoming key to scientific discoveries. And Nvidia could be a major player. Oak Ridge's supercomputer will be used...
- Blog posts 2009-10-01
- ATI debuts Radeon HD 5870 with 'most powerful processor ever created'
- Mad Mike Magee 35th of 50 TOP Britons in IT & 5870 Diagram:Thomas Stewart Von Drashek Pat Moorhead: MUCH TO THE CHAGRIN of Nvidia, AMD/ATI today launched its RV870 architecture with the highly anticipated Radeon HD 5850 and HD 5870 graphics cards.We could spend a whole day writing about...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-23
- News to know: Intel's IDF; Google; Microsoft; Yahoo
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ryan Naraine: Critical iTunes flaw exposes Mac, Windows to hacker attacks Sam Diaz: Otellini at...
- Blog posts 2009-09-23
- Windows 7 gadgets on display at IDF
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- Blog posts 2009-09-22
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