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GunJitsu
09 May 2005, 12:27
Telkom has 2 computer systems listed on the Top500 supercomputers in the world(258 & 261). At least some of our hard earned cash is doing something worthwhile.

They have 2 of these:

System:Integrity Superdome, 1.5 GHz, HPlex
System Type:Integrity Superdome, Itanium2 1.5 GHz
System Model:Integrity Superdome
System Family:HP Superdome
Manufacturer:Hewlett-Packard
System URL:
Application area:Telecomm Installation
Year:2004

Linpack
Processors:384
Rpeak (GFlops):2304
Rmax (GFlops):1210



But Big Blue is still king:

System: BlueGene/L DD2 beta-System (0.7 GHz PowerPC 440)
Processors:32768
Rpeak (GFlops):91750
Rmax (GFlops):70720
Gamos
09 May 2005, 12:29
Good heavens! With Intel and AMD following suit with duel core chips, I reckon parrallel computing will be the future. 32 000+ AMD Durons :P
VirtualForce
09 May 2005, 13:39
prolly set up to calculate the amount of money Telkom is making by the munite.
-=BeLgaRiOn=-
09 May 2005, 14:09
LOL. Do you think it is powerful enough for that?
VirtualForce
09 May 2005, 15:55
heh, I think the borrow time from Big Blue!
-=BeLgaRiOn=-
09 May 2005, 16:46
Most probably :P .
crash
10 May 2005, 07:34
LOL....Takes alot of CPU Power to calculate the bonuses as well!
-=BeLgaRiOn=-
10 May 2005, 10:33
Oh, ye. How could we forget about that?
LeG@cY
11 May 2005, 17:22
Rofl !
Plastic
11 May 2005, 21:30
prolly set up to calculate the amount of money Telkom is making by the munite.

Nope, just calculating new ways to screw Joe Public over...
-=BeLgaRiOn=-
12 May 2005, 06:50
And that was worthy of your first post, hehehe. Welcome Plastic!