Huge computing power goes online

[edesignuk]

From BBC Article:
The first phase of an ambitious computing network designed to handle huge amounts of data has been launched.

The network, dubbed the Grid, has been set up by the Cern labs in Geneva to tap into the processing power of computers in 12 countries.

The aim of the project is to handle data from an experiment on how the Universe began.

Cern believes the Grid could eventually provide people access to a vast pool of processing power from their desktops.

Full BBC Article.

 

[G4scott]

Interesting. There's something I read in the campus newspaper about a research network between universites that uses 'dark fiber', laid by phone companies, but never used. It would allow researchers to have instant access to terabytes of information when they needed it for different research/computing needs. I forgot what it was called, though... Something like the National Lambda Rail...

 

[hvfsl]

Only a few more years until the first piece of software gains self awareness.

Then world war 3, I would prefer the Terminator future to being stuck in a matrix though.

 

[kettle]

eek

Lets hope Microsoft do their usual best with it, the human race may just stand a chance if we can devise a nifty work around and disable it before the first service pack hits us.