North America's Fastest Linux Cluster Constructed

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Posted by CowboyNeal on Thursday May 13, 2004 @10:53PM from the where-was-the-lightning dept.

SeanAhern writes "LinuxWorld reports that 'A Linux cluster deployed at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and codenamed 'Thunder' yesterday delivered 19.94 teraflops of sustained performance, making it the most powerful computer in North America - and the second fastest on Earth.'" Thunder sports 4,096 Itanium 2 processors in 1,024 nodes, some big iron by any standard.

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Imagine a ... (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Thursday May 13, 2004 @10:55PM (#9147308)

pineapple on a monkey.
And you thought I was going to say something else...

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I'd hate to be the guy... (Score:3, Funny)

by krammit ( 540755 ) writes: on Thursday May 13, 2004 @10:56PM (#9147315) Homepage

...who gets the electric bill.

I cringe when I leave the A/C on for too long..

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how fast is it? (Score:4, Funny)

by chickenrob ( 696532 ) writes: on Thursday May 13, 2004 @10:57PM (#9147320) Homepage

Is it fast enough to run all the latest spyware, adware, and viruses and not slow down your solitaire game?

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Awesome! (Score:2, Funny)

by haxeh ( 766837 ) writes: on Thursday May 13, 2004 @10:57PM (#9147323)

That's amazing!

Now we can... uhh... what are we supposed to do with that much power again?

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but but but (Score:4, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Thursday May 13, 2004 @10:59PM (#9147342)

Can it run Windows?

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Re:how fast is it? (Score:1, Funny)

by Man in Spandex ( 775950 ) writes: <prsn DOT kev AT gmail DOT com> on Thursday May 13, 2004 @10:59PM (#9147347)

its linux only you insensitive clod!

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Re:Awesome! (Score:5, Funny)

by MrRuslan ( 767128 ) writes: on Thursday May 13, 2004 @10:59PM (#9147349)

It's all for reserved for Doom III on longhorn.

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Did hell freeze over? (Score:5, Funny)

by SuperBanana ( 662181 ) writes: on Thursday May 13, 2004 @11:00PM (#9147355)

LLNL built a supercomputer, and it's going to do things besides simulate nuclear weapons [llnl.gov]?
Quick, someone ring Satan and ask how the sno-cones are.

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I don't care what anyone says (Score:5, Funny)

by MrRuslan ( 767128 ) writes: on Thursday May 13, 2004 @11:02PM (#9147369)

this thing should do doom 3 with a software renderer at a very playable 47 FPS...

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Finally... (Score:2, Funny)

by Fry-kun ( 619632 ) writes: on Thursday May 13, 2004 @11:02PM (#9147377)

...I can back up my brain

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Re:how fast is it? (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Thursday May 13, 2004 @11:03PM (#9147380)

i hear it will be able to run longhorn decently

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Clarification (Score:2, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Thursday May 13, 2004 @11:06PM (#9147404)

19.94 teraflops??

Gimmy something I can grasp; what's this in BogoMips?

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2nd fastest supercomputer (Score:5, Funny)

by m1kesm1th ( 305697 ) writes: on Thursday May 13, 2004 @11:06PM (#9147407)

Also in completely unrelated news, Bill Gates announced the first fully installed test of Longhorn happened today.

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Re:Awesome! (Score:1, Funny)

by GNUALMAFUERTE ( 697061 ) writes: <almafuerte@@@gmail...com> on Thursday May 13, 2004 @11:07PM (#9147413)

There are only 3 things you can make with such a cluster:

a) Play Duke Nukem Forever

b) Install LongHorn

c) Benchmark it and talk about the incredible performance you get using the aformentioned games :)

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OK, here goes... (Score:4, Funny)

by rco3 ( 198978 ) writes: on Thursday May 13, 2004 @11:09PM (#9147423) Homepage

Hey, with a Beowulf cluster of these, I can run Longhorn!

OK, I'm done. Sorry. Mod away!

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Rejoicing at Intel (Score:5, Funny)

by Animats ( 122034 ) writes: on Thursday May 13, 2004 @11:10PM (#9147430) Homepage

"We sold the Inaniums! We sold the Inaniums!"

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Re:The way I see it... (Score:3, Funny)

by twoslice ( 457793 ) writes: on Thursday May 13, 2004 @11:14PM (#9147449)

ever
hear
of
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tags?

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Heat (Score:3, Funny)

by Rick Zeman ( 15628 ) writes: on Thursday May 13, 2004 @11:19PM (#9147485)

4,096 Itanium 2 processors in 1,024 nodes

So THAT'S what's causing our heat wave!

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Take that Apple! (Score:3, Funny)

by callipygian-showsyst ( 631222 ) writes: on Thursday May 13, 2004 @11:23PM (#9147512) Homepage

Now you can't say you have the fastest "Thupercomputer" any more! You've been beat by Intel and Linux!

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I really hope (Score:4, Funny)

by Lord Kano ( 13027 ) writes: on Thursday May 13, 2004 @11:28PM (#9147540) Homepage Journal

that they didn't build this just to win 2 grand from distributed.net [slashdot.org].

LK

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Re:Wow (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Thursday May 13, 2004 @11:29PM (#9147547)

These are not the nodes we are looking for...

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What about SCO? (Score:4, Funny)

by watsondk ( 233901 ) writes: on Thursday May 13, 2004 @11:34PM (#9147587) Homepage

do they have the nerve to go after this cluster?

afterall they are trying extortion by lawyer against other large Linux users

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Re:Imagine a ... (Score:5, Funny)

by JPriest ( 547211 ) writes: on Thursday May 13, 2004 @11:38PM (#9147612) Homepage

I see your pineapple monkey and raise you a rabbit [dyndns.org] with a pancake on its head. (cache) [freecache.org]

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Sadly... (Score:5, Funny)

by System.out.println() ( 755533 ) writes: on Thursday May 13, 2004 @11:43PM (#9147657) Journal

"We sold the Inaniums! We sold the Inaniums!"

"The Itaniums, however, remain unsold."

*hopes that was not an actual mistake but rather a poorly conceived pun on "inane"...*

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Yes but... (Score:3, Funny)

by goombah99 ( 560566 ) writes: on Thursday May 13, 2004 @11:51PM (#9147696)

Can it run WINE?

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Big Iron? (Score:5, Funny)

by nacturation ( 646836 ) writes: <nacturation AT gmail DOT com> on Thursday May 13, 2004 @11:52PM (#9147706) Journal

Thunder sports 4,096 Itanium 2 processors in 1,024 nodes, some big iron by any standard.

If the government gets a hold of that, we're going to need some big tinfoil...

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Re:Imagine a ... (Score:4, Funny)

by nocomment ( 239368 ) writes: on Friday May 14, 2004 @12:11AM (#9147816) Homepage Journal

Imagine SETI running on that!!!

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Re:Very great and all... (Score:3, Funny)

by evilviper ( 135110 ) writes: on Friday May 14, 2004 @12:13AM (#9147821) Journal

I don't remember which operations are better on which, so you'll have to look that up (or someone will reply with the answer).

Wow! What a great argument strategy! Let me try...

I like slashdot as much as the next guy. But the fact is that CmdrTaco is an evil blood-sucking cyborg who kills a puppy for each and every slashdot subscriber. I don't remember where I found this irrefutable proof, so you'll have to look it up yourself (or someone will reply with it).

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Wait a minute... (Score:1, Funny)

by Golgafrinchan ( 777313 ) writes: on Friday May 14, 2004 @01:17AM (#9148165)

I thought Deep Thought was the 2nd greatest computer in the Universe of Time and Space?

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But... (Score:3, Funny)

by Trejkaz ( 615352 ) writes: on Friday May 14, 2004 @01:19AM (#9148182) Homepage

But Windows only has 50% less TCO if your time is worthless.

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can't believe nobody mentioned favourite vendor! (Score:3, Funny)

by nighty5 ( 615965 ) writes: on Friday May 14, 2004 @03:52AM (#9148745)

$2,863,104 in license fees going SCO's way!

I can see the investors now rubbing their 2 cents together....

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Imagine a ... (Score:5, Funny)

I'd hate to be the guy... (Score:3, Funny)

how fast is it? (Score:4, Funny)

Awesome! (Score:2, Funny)

but but but (Score:4, Funny)

Re:how fast is it? (Score:1, Funny)

Re:Awesome! (Score:5, Funny)

Did hell freeze over? (Score:5, Funny)

I don't care what anyone says (Score:5, Funny)

Finally... (Score:2, Funny)

Re:how fast is it? (Score:1, Funny)

Clarification (Score:2, Funny)

2nd fastest supercomputer (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Awesome! (Score:1, Funny)

OK, here goes... (Score:4, Funny)

Rejoicing at Intel (Score:5, Funny)

Re:The way I see it... (Score:3, Funny)

Heat (Score:3, Funny)

Take that Apple! (Score:3, Funny)

I really hope (Score:4, Funny)

Re:Wow (Score:1, Funny)

What about SCO? (Score:4, Funny)

Re:Imagine a ... (Score:5, Funny)

Sadly... (Score:5, Funny)

Yes but... (Score:3, Funny)

Big Iron? (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Imagine a ... (Score:4, Funny)

Re:Very great and all... (Score:3, Funny)

Wait a minute... (Score:1, Funny)

But... (Score:3, Funny)

can't believe nobody mentioned favourite vendor! (Score:3, Funny)

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