sdy284 Posted November 13, 2006 Posted November 13, 2006 c|net article OCC News Post Cray on Monday is expected to announce two supercomputing developments, the new AMD Opteron-based XT4 shipping this year and the multi-threaded XMT due next year. The two machines are two components of Cray's longer-term "Ranier" plan to converge its four disparate product lines into a single family. Indeed, the Opteron-based XT4 merges two existing lines, and the XMT itself is a variant of the XT4. The company plans to announce the systems at the SC06 supercomputing show in Tampa, Fla. The convergence plan is part of Cray's effort to create a design whose varied hardware will adapt to different types of computing chores. The company's plan is already well under way, but full convergence won't happen unless Cray wins funding in the U.S. government's Defense Advanced Research and Development Agency (DARPA) supercomputing challenge. The new Opteron system combines technology from the company's XT3 design, initially developed for Sandia National Laboratories' Red Storm supercomputer, and the XD1 systems from Cray's acquisition of OctigaBay, said Jan Silverman, senior vice president of corporate strategy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardnrg Posted November 13, 2006 Posted November 13, 2006 8,000 opterons in one system lol... now that's Opterownage Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingdingeling Posted November 13, 2006 Posted November 13, 2006 holy crap, lets see that sucker fold Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrewr05 Posted November 14, 2006 Posted November 14, 2006 Thats awesome!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_lag Posted November 14, 2006 Posted November 14, 2006 holy crap, lets see that sucker fold indeed. If that thing folded for 12772 everything would be Ticketyboo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotdamojo06 Posted November 14, 2006 Posted November 14, 2006 I want that...lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fire_storm Posted November 14, 2006 Posted November 14, 2006 Nice Must cost a ton of money though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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