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News Article: Microsoft & Cray Release $25,000 Supercomputer
Ehtyar:
Microsoft and Cray have teamed up to release the worlds most affordable supercomputer.
Impulse buyers, lock your credit cards in a drawer when you're browsing Amazon.com: You might end up purchasing a $25,000 compact supercomputer on a whim.
In an effort to make supercomputers mainstream, Microsoft and Cray teamed up to produce the Cray CX1, the "most affordable super computer Cray has ever offered." Unveiled Tuesday morning, the CX1 will run a new version of Microsoft Windows on either 32 or 64 Intel cores, and the desktop will carry 4 terabytes of storage, according to a GigaOM story.
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Ehtyar.
Edvard:
Ballmer & friends just couldn't leave well enough alone, could they?
Admit it, you knew it was going to happen...
Deozaan:
Why would the "mainstream" even want a $25k supercomputer at home?
Edvard:
*edvard sheepishly raises hand*
Now about the 25 grand... ;D
Actually I can see how financial institutions or research laboratories might want an in-house data crunching monster in the basement. And if private sector space exploration ever takes off (pun intended), something like this might make for a nice mini-Houston.
Darwin:
Edvard - I wonder if we can get a bulk discount?
Seriously, though - isn't it amazing that 4 terabytes of storage seems downright pedestrian, and yet 5 years ago it was still a dream...
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