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Comments on: The supercomputers of Oak Ridge National Lab

One of the world's largest supercomputer collections is in the Tennessee forest, where the first plutonium for the Manhattan Project was processed.

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by Magallanes July 8, 2008 12:42 PM PDT
What's kind of scientific test can be done? (outside weather).
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by jackdaniels08 July 14, 2008 5:35 AM PDT
running quantum and atomic collision particle models and such.
by spothannah July 9, 2008 2:45 AM PDT
What kinds of problems become approachable with these machines? What kinds of problems remain "beyond" current ability to solve in "realistic" time frames? Just wondering?
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by cow.fudge July 9, 2008 6:38 PM PDT
I bet that computer has some SERIOUS spider solitaire on it. jkjk
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by HeyPeopless July 14, 2008 4:03 AM PDT
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by HeyPeopless July 14, 2008 4:03 AM PDT
WOooow... People...
I just watched "Computer' fight Video on

http://xvids-top.com/Sport.html

Enjoy this Funny fight Video Online...
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by la3lma July 14, 2008 4:03 AM PDT
How very Starfleet ;)
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by la3lma July 14, 2008 4:04 AM PDT
How very Starfleet ;)
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by jumpydodrop July 14, 2008 4:35 AM PDT
Wow, that place looks like geek central! LOL

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by carpathios July 14, 2008 6:53 AM PDT
"or the use of computers capable of more than a petaflop..."

floating point operation per? think you're missing an S there
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