Want to Buy a Decommissioned Supercomputer? Here’s Your Chance

[Chief Sapulpa]

https://www.wired.com/story/cray-supercomputer-auction/

 

[Aries]

Can't read the article without being a subscriber, but I suspect my cell phone has more processing power.

 

[Chief Sapulpa]

Can't read the article without being a subscriber, but I suspect my cell phone has more processing power.

That’s odd, I don’t have a subscription and can read the article.
Try this link; https://arstechnica.com/information...uctions-5-34-petaflop-cheyenne-supercomputer/

 

[Jason Freeland]

Can't read the article without being a subscriber, but I suspect my cell phone has more processing power.

Not that one, it was only around 7 years old. They used it to run weather models until the water cooling system started leaking, and then it was "hell, might as well spend the taxpayers money on a new one instead of fixing it".

 

[Aries]

Yes, that link works.

I withdraw my comment. I don't know how many teraflops my cellphone has, but it's probably not 5,340

 

[Perplexed]

"fiber optic and CAT5/6 cabling are excluded from the resale package."

Well, shoot. Not gonna bid now.

 

[Rez Exelon]

Not that one, it was only around 7 years old. They used it to run weather models until the water cooling system started leaking, and then it was "hell, might as well spend the taxpayers money on a new one instead of fixing it".

The article literally states it exceeded it's duty cycle. It was scheduled for a 5 year run.

 

[Jason Freeland]

The article literally states it exceeded it's duty cycle. It was scheduled for a 5 year run.

Didn't read that article, read a different one on it.

 

[swampratt]

Darn electronics failing.
Should have stuck a carburetor on it and it would be good for many more years





Yea don't let swampratt build you a computer.

 

[Rez Exelon]

Darn electronics failing.
Should have stuck a carburetor on it and it would be good for many more years





Yea don't let swampratt build you a computer.

I know you don't have time after your recent venture into making power tools: