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Re: <no subject>

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From: Rygar
Date: Mon, 09 Jun 1997 00:00
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Andy 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?
> 
> -Andy
Cray>?
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From: Rygar <ry...@visi.net>
Subject: Re: <no subject>
Date: 1997/06/09
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