[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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