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Article #722291Re: <no subject>
From: ejfi... Jaster
Date: Mon, 09 Jun 1997 00:00
Date: Mon, 09 Jun 1997 00:00
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In article <5nfngr$akr$1...@darla.visi.com>,
twos...@visi.com (JC Vollmer) wrote:
>Andy (an...@fyi.net) wrote:
>:
>: > The most powerful publicly know computer is a massively PARALLEL Pentium
>: > Pro machine that is to model nuclear decay. I'd be surprised if they are
>: > faster than 200Mhz each. ie it doesn't matter IF you have some real
>: > work to do with the chip.
>:
>: Please, name this system. I have never heard of PPros being used in
>: massive parallel. In fact, I'm pretty sure you can't do that with
>: PPro chips. You can massively parallel UltraSPARC chips and Alphas.
>:
>: Besides, wouldn't you say the most powerful computer that is publicly
>: known (i.e., not known only to a segment of the scientific community)
>: is Deep Blue?
>
>and that's a PPC machine!
>
PPC machine? don't think so...
I think its a supercharged RS6000 with special "chess" chips
Eric
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