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That G5 Cluster

2nd November 2003

Confessions of the World’s Largest Switcher is the best coverage I’ve seen to date of Virginia Tech’s 1,100 Dual G5 Mac cluster, now the third fastest supercomputer in the world and built for a fraction of the price of its rivals. Mac Supercomputer Just Got Faster on Wired has some more information.

Posted 2nd November 2003 at 5:06 am · Follow me on Mastodon, Bluesky, Twitter or subscribe to my newsletter

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