[geeks] New Cray?
Sridhar Ayengar
ploopster at gmail.com
Tue Sep 16 12:43:54 CDT 2008
Dan Sikorski wrote:
> Mike Hebel wrote:
>> *also pukes in bucket*
>>
>> That's _not_ a supercomputer no matter what anyone says.
>>
>> At that size it couldn't _possibly_ have the I/O capability of a proper
>> supercomputer AND if it's running Windows it is DOA in my book for that
>> purpose.
>>
> How many years ago did Apple claim that the powermac was a
> supercomputer? I think we diluted the term a long time ago.
BTW, they only called it that tongue-in-cheek because the US
government's definition of the word was broad enough to be satisfied by
the Power Mac.
Peace... Sridhar
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