SGI showed a linux cluster based on Intel's IA-64 Itanium processor.?The demo was shown at the supercomputing 99 show.?They used all open source software, showing cool aplications such as weather prediction, and 3d visualization software running on the cluster.?"The high-performance computing community is at a critical juncture in its history.?The community will either continue down its familiar path of company proprietary software and RISC processor building blocks, or begin to Move toward a new model of high-performance computing based on commodity, high volume parts and open source software," Read more...
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