‘Big Mac’ ranked 3rd fastest supercomputer
Virginia Tech’s supercomputer cluster made from 1,100 Power Mac G5s now ranks third among the world’s 500 fastest supercomputers. “The Terascale Cluster computer, nicknamed ‘Big Mac’ by some, conducts 9.6 trillion calculations per second, zipping along with 2,200 IBM microprocessors not unlike those found in high-end consumer desktop computers,” reports AP.
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