Big Blue To Build Fastest SuperComputer

... borrowing technology from the PlayStation 3

[trillianjedi]

Computer giant IBM will build the world's most powerful supercomputer at a US government laboratory.

The machine, codenamed Roadrunner, could be four times more potent than the current fastest machine, BlueGene/L, also built by IBM.

The new computer is a "hybrid" design, using both conventional supercomputer processors and the new "cell" chip designed for Sony's PlayStation 3.

[news.bbc.co.uk...]

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Having written 5 paragraphs I decided to delete them as it is impossible to reply to this subject without getting into politics.

As this is foo I will just laugh instead and keep my thoughts to myself ;)

[inbound]

Maybe they should lend it to the IRS to calculate Bill Gates' tax, having heard the (possible urban legend) that their systems struggle with his modest income ;)