gigaom.com - 9/16/2008
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After more than two years of pushing its scientific computing efforts, Nvidia’s graphics processors will be offered as an option in the newest line of Cray desktop supercomputers. The chipmaker plans to announce next week that its Tesla chips can be used in the $25,000 Cray desktop ...
blogs.technet.com - 9/16/2008
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For the first time in the two companies
history, Microsoft and Cray have teamed up to offer...
a powerful mix of what each company does best - - the Cray CX1! What is the CX1, you ask? It’s a compact supercomputer running Windows ...
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Microsoft and Cray Team up to Bring High Performance ...
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Microsoft, Cray Unleash $25K Mainstream Supercomputer
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... 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. ...
Cray partners with Microsoft to launch CX1 supercomputer
Gizmo Watch —
... $25,000 and $60,000.
Watch This: The fact that this supercomputer isn’t just for research establishments or defense institutions make it more accessible and many could consider buying, though the costs are prohibitive.
Word around the Web:
Darren Murph at Engadget:
“C’mon, who here doesn’t want their very own supercomputer to do, um, whatever they want with?”
Stacey Higginbotham at Gigaom:
“The Cray CX1 computer launched today, with ...
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