One quadrillion operations a second

[CorvusCamenarum]

The Petaflopper (http://www.digitalworldtokyo.com/2006/06/japanese_supercomputer_hits_th.php)

Wowsa.

[mkrishnan]

I think it would be more gangsta' if I call it the Petaflopsta instead. Is that okay? And god, that thing is a work of beauty. :D

[dmw007]

The Petaflopper (http://www.digitalworldtokyo.com/2006/06/japanese_supercomputer_hits_th.php)

Wowsa.


That is one heck of a computer. :eek: If only its sole purpose was to run folding@home for team #3446! :D

[dmw007]

Here is a pic of this bad boy in action- :)

http://www.digitalworldtokyo.com/upload/2006/06/060620_fast_computer.jpg

[Unorthodox]

I guess it's ok for email and surfing the web.....
Maybe do a little photo editing.
Just your typical grandmas PC.

[dmw007]

I guess it's ok for email and surfing the web.....
Maybe do a little photo editing.
Just your typical grandmas PC.

Ya, it is definitely not up to spec for performing any intesive tasks. :p :D

[Mr_Brightside_@]

"non-bonding interactions between atoms"
i wrote my grade 11 chemistry test today
what does this mean?

[pooky]

"non-bonding interactions between atoms"
i wrote my grade 11 chemistry test today
what does this mean?

My guess is that they're going to take a bunch of simulated atoms in a simulated area and simulate them bouncing around, vibrating, running into each other, etc.

[mkrishnan]

"non-bonding interactions between atoms"
i wrote my grade 11 chemistry test today
what does this mean?

Things like coulomb and van Der Waals forces. They're interested in how proteins move and shape, and so they are interested in electromagnetic forces not of a sufficient intensity and short range to lead to a bond state change, but forces which act over a longer range and manipulate the shape and motion of the proteins. I think that's what's meant. Basically I think it means that you can make "weak field" approximations because you assume nothing gets so close or so intense as to cause bonding, and make some simplifications about the internal electromagnetic characteristics of the molecule....

But I think the more important question is...DOES IT MOO???? :eek: ;) :D

[Counterfit]

Yeah, but how fast does it run Quake?






:p
And I love the J-List banner at the top. :D

[dmw007]

Yeah, but how fast does it run Quake?


The only truly important thing to know. ;) :D



I guess that it would do alright..... ;)


But I think the more important question is...DOES IT MOO???? :eek: ;) :D

It makes a moo soooooo loud that you can hear it halfway around the world. In other words, it puts the MacBook to shame. ;)

[ReanimationLP]

I wonder if it gets as hot as the Rev. A MBP. :D

XD

Screw Quake, how fast does it do in Doom 3? :P

[dmw007]

I wonder if it gets as hot as the Rev. A MBP. :D



Slightly hotter I fear. :o ;)

[stylum]

But if i drop it...will it break?
does it have Sudden Motion Sensors ....?

[Killyp]

I sure hope so, it is in Japan where they have an earthquake every 5 seconds...

[BakedBeans]

STILL not spec'd well enough to run Vistas 'aero' with any type of smoothness though.

[andym172]

Yes, but could it break a 128-bit disk image encryption (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=195310) ;) :p

[dmw007]

Yes, but could it break a 128-bit disk image encryption (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=195310) ;) :p


No, I suppose that it could not even do that. :o :)

[andym172]

No, I suppose that it could not even do that. :o :)

Pah! Piece of scrap :P

[dmw007]

Pah! Piece of scrap :P

I know, is there anything that this thing can do besides playing solitaire? :confused: ;) :D

[RedTomato]

Yeah, but how fast does it run Quake?


Probably pretty rubbish. It specialises in numberical stimulations of molecules bouncing around interacting with each other, and not on ray tracing or other graphics work. It's not a general purpose computer.

More details at

www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=MDGRAPE-3+Protein+Explorer

Typically, it might have a smaller supercomputer used as the front end and to allocate resourses. The end user remotely logs onto that front end to load data and run stimulations, possibly through a black and white CLI. Systems like this often run on some flavour of Unix, and rarely have graphical interfaces as there are only a few users, who have all received decades of training...

A beowulf cluster of these, now that'd be something :)

xoxo ..RedTomato..

[sushi]

The Petaflopper (http://www.digitalworldtokyo.com/2006/06/japanese_supercomputer_hits_th.php)

Wowsa.
Pretty cool. Another benchmark reached! :)

[iGary]

Wonder if it whines, moos or gets yellow stains?

[Unorthodox]

But I think the more important question is...DOES IT MOO???? :eek: ;) :D
It doesn't moo, it screams!

But if i drop it...will it break?
does it have Sudden Motion Sensors ....?
Lets see you pick it up first. ;)

[Church]

Screw Quake, how fast does it do in Doom 3? :P

You all must remember, processor power only goes so far. What really matters is the video card in that thing.

I wonder if it has SLI... lol

[dmw007]

Wonder if it whines, moos or gets yellow stains?


Probably all three. :rolleyes:

[dextertangocci]

Does it run some custom OS, or what?

I wonder how it sounds in their when the processors are working at full speed...:eek:

[dmw007]

I wonder how it sounds in their when the processors are working at full speed...:eek:


Probably like a jet engine taking off in the room. ;)

[Abstract]

Pssssst...hey! Come here. Word on the street is that the bloody thing only comes with Intel integrated graphics. Pass the news on. [/bad rumour]

[Unorthodox]

Pssssst...hey! Come here. Word on the street is that the bloody thing only comes with Intel integrated graphics. Pass the news on. [/bad rumour]
:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:
Oh, that does it!
Now Im mad....

[whocares]

What kind of battery life does it get?

[Abstract]

Ironically, one quadrillionth of a second. :eek:

[dmw007]

Ironically, one quadrillionth of a second. :eek:


That would seem about right. ;) :D

[celebrian23]

This computer is way too slow for my needs. Plus it's too portable. I don't want some tiny portable :p

[dmw007]

This computer is way too slow for my needs. Plus it's too portable. I don't want some tiny portable :p


What computer would be fast enough for you then? :confused: ;) :D

[sushi]

What computer would be fast enough for you then? :confused: ;) :D
I was just thinking of the mainframes and minicomputers that I worked on in the 70's from IBM, Univac, DEC and Honeywell.

Now twenty-thirty years later I look at the iMac on my desk and have to smile.

This new wonderful breakthrough capability may be on our desktops in less than 20 years. Awesome.

[dmw007]

This new wonderful breakthrough capability may be on our desktops in less than 20 years. Awesome.

I know, it may seem hard to believe, but the power of this supercomputer will no doubt one day reside in our personal computers. :)

[sushi]

I know, it may seem hard to believe, but the power of this supercomputer will no doubt one day reside in our personal computers. :)
dmw007, should we make a wager on how long it will take? ;)

One thing nice about the old mainframes vice the PC or Mac, is that you could actually walk through it and get a firm understanding of what each part did.

While you can crack open a PC box and discuss, it just isn't the same as walking though the CPU, RAM (Core) memory, etc.

[dmw007]

dmw007, should we make a wager on how long it will take? ;)


Well sushi, I heard a rumor that Apple was releasing a tower with this sort of power next tuesday... ;)


One thing nice about the old mainframes vice the PC or Mac, is that you could actually walk through it and get a firm understanding of what each part did.


That is kind of nice to be able to see what everything does, but most people don't have room for one of them in their office or bedroom. ;) :)


While you can crack open a PC box and discuss, it just isn't the same as walking though the CPU, RAM (Core) memory, etc.

No, I suppose not. But it is cool to be able to check out all of the components of a computer (I love the inside of my Power Mac G5). :)

[whocares]

What computer would be fast enough for you then? :confused: ;) :D

Folding?

[sushi]

Well sushi, I heard a rumor that Apple was releasing a tower with this sort of power next tuesday... ;)
I heard that too! :p :D

But it is cool to be able to check out all of the components of a computer (I love the inside of my Power Mac G5). :)
PM G5's are very nice inside.

Apple has always focused on the inside as well as the outside. The early Macs had signatures of the team on the inside. Pretty darn cool to see.

[Abstract]

I want my eyes to be able to see an entire porn before my brain completely comprehends what it just saw and gets sexually aroused.

It makes porn-watching faster, and therefore, more low-risk as a workplace hobby.

[runplaysleeprun]

I want my eyes to be able to see an entire porn before my brain completely comprehends what it just saw and gets sexually aroused.

It makes porn-watching faster, and therefore, more low-risk as a workplace hobby.

I, personally, can see no better possible use for a computer.

[dmw007]

PM G5's are very nice inside.

Apple has always focused on the inside as well as the outside. The early Macs had signatures of the team on the inside. Pretty darn cool to see.

That would be cool if they still did that. :)

[penter]

I want my eyes to be able to see an entire porn before my brain completely comprehends what it just saw and gets sexually aroused.

It makes porn-watching faster, and therefore, more low-risk as a workplace hobby.

genius. i like the way you think

[whooleytoo]

Does anyone know any good cases for a Petaflopper? I tried sticking it in the garage, but I had to leave the garage-flap open and it sticks out into the driveway... I'd hate to see it scratched..

[exabytes18]

That is one amazing computer and it is almost 3 times as fast as the currently fastest supercomputer listed here http://www.top500.org/list/2006/06/.

[dmw007]

Does anyone know any good cases for a Petaflopper? I tried sticking it in the garage, but I had to leave the garage-flap open and it sticks out into the driveway... I'd hate to see it scratched..


Sadly, you need at least a 2 car garage in order to fit this computer inside. ;) :D

[celebrian23]

Sadly, you need at least a 2 car garage in order to fit this computer inside. ;) :D

you mean it won't fit in my dorm room? :p gosh darn it!

[Fearless Leader]

wipe tear away from eye... sniff

mommy i want one. i cant even dream of of the power that monster takes to run. and how much it cost.

[whooleytoo]

Sadly, you need at least a 2 car garage in order to fit this computer inside. ;) :D

Really? Sheesh.. what terrible design. I bet they don't even sell two of them...

[MacFan25863]

These guys are stupid for buying a Rev A system.

[gekko513]

The computing power comes from processors called MDGrape-3. Anyone else think MDGrape-3 has a terrible ring to it as the name for something that powers the world's most powerful publicly known computer? :p

[dmw007]

you mean it won't fit in my dorm room? :p gosh darn it!

Yep, you will not be able to fit it in your doorm celebrian23. :D

Really? Sheesh.. what terrible design. I bet they don't even sell two of them...

Nope, this is probably the only one that they will manage to sell. ;)

These guys are stupid for buying a Rev A system.

True, the computer probably has a whine, buzz, and heat problems with it. :rolleyes: ;) :D

The computing power comes from processors called MDGrape-3. Anyone else think MDGrape-3 has a terrible ring to it as the name for something that powers the world's most powerful publicly known computer?

Good point- it does have a terrible ring to it.

[ChrisA]

"non-bonding interactions between atoms"
i wrote my grade 11 chemistry test today
what does this mean?

I think "non-bonding" means these are not classic chenical reactions where valence electrons make and break bonds but they are looking at interactions involving the vonderwall forces

Some of the questions they they'd like to answer are along the lines of how some protein might interact with a cell wall. It's very complex because the shape of a huge molicule might change as it interqcters and when the shape changes then it's characteristics change. I am far from and experts but it sounds like solving a big pile of diff EQs which might trans late to a big pile of matrix operations which means a lot of very orderly floating point operations just the sort of thing you can do with a distributed computer like this.

[whooleytoo]

The computing power comes from processors called MDGrape-3. Anyone else think MDGrape-3 has a terrible ring to it as the name for something that powers the world's most powerful publicly known computer? :p

:p

I missed that. I'm trying to think of some double entendre of "Empty Grapetree", but in any case it can't be good.

[penter]

what kind of graphics card do you think this has? if it can play doom 3 then i'll definetly get it!!

[dmw007]

what kind of graphics card do you think this has? if it can play doom 3 then i'll definetly get it!!

Nope, it can not play Doom 3. ;)

[penter]

dang it! i really wanted it so i could play when i travel... :( oh well.....