Re: 1teraflops cell processor possible?

"Rupert Pigott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in
message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> "Robert Myers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> [SNIP]
>
> > see 50 Teraflops or anything like it.  Blue Gene/L's Linpack score
is
> > a scam.  It allows the US to claim that it has reclaimed the world
> > leadership position in supercomuting (pfft!), while providing 1
> > Teraflop of average capacity for the world scientific community to
> > access.
>
> I'm sure IBM will sell you a 64K node machine if you ask
> them. You might need to mug Bill Gates or something though.
> Hell it might even be possible to persuede BillG to back
> some research.

I don't know about the government stealing your machine.  They can buy
their own.
Come on.  don't be so cheap.  And if you don't have room in your garage,
I think we have just the spot or spots for it in Rochester.

>
> I suspect what would happen is that a bunch of guys with a
> big pile of mag-tapes would turn up in black helicopters
> and commandeer your machine despite your protests that an
> American's Garage is his Castle. :(
>
> Cheers,
> Rupert
>
>