31 Mar
2013
31 Mar
'13
6:07 p.m.
? Contracts, and suits.
Bingo!
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From: Dave McGuire <mcguire at neurotica.com>
To: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2013 8:40 PM
Subject: Re: World?s top supercomputer from ?09 is now obsolete, will be dismantled
On 03/31/2013 08:33 PM, Fred Cisin wrote:
Built, used for four years, and now DISMANTLED?
? Remember, this is America.? If it's old, it's bad, and if it's not new,
it's old!
What is wrong with their fundamental architecture?
? Contracts, and suits.
Can't they design one where more could be added to
keep up with needs, and
upgrade incrementally and components while keeping the overall machine?
? Of course.? This is IBM.? They can do damn near anything these days, if
technology is the only limiting factor.
Are there finite limits on how much space can be
created under the Fort?
What is it being replaced with?
? 13,158 iPads?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? -Dave
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Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA