I'm sure we can. The people who got in touch with me sound very enthusiastic about the whole thing. We can discuss this during the meeting, which sounds like it's going to be on the 30th.
Ramon Casha 2009/5/19 Keith Vassallo <[email protected]> > That is very exciting!! > > Do you think we could setup a meeting Ramon? > > Keith > > On 19 May 2009, at 10:22, Ramon Casha wrote: > > I have confirmed - the new super-computer WILL be running Linux. > > The offer to contribute during the open day could be a brilliant > opportunity for MLUG, but I think it would be great to get somehow involved > in the project itself. I have no idea how we can help yet, but we could meet > up with the people involved in this project and have an informal chat. > > > > > Ramon Casha > > > 2009/5/19 Ramon Casha <[email protected]> > >> On the Times online today (and probably the treeware version too), there >> is an item about a super-computer being commissioned at the department of >> Physics at university. I wrote to the person responsible to try to find out >> more, and got this interesting response: >> >> >> Dear Mr. Casha, >> >> Thank you for your interest in our supercomputer project, funded >> through the European Regional Development Fund, for which I am the Project >> Manager. The project is currently in the tendering stage (we expect a >> European tender to be issued shortly), and more details will made publicly >> available when the contract is finalised. However I can say that we are >> aiming a machine having the x86-64 architecture with a minumum of 500 >> processor cores, a low-latency interconnect, and an estimated performance of >> 500Gflops or better. >> >> This facility will be the first of its kind in Malta and has already >> excited great interest in the academic community. We also see the >> generation of interest in high-performance computing in the computing and >> technical sectors outside the University as a prime goal of this project. >> In fact, we envisage holding an open day and seminar shortly after the >> commissioning of the facility, which you or your organisation may be >> interested in contributing to. >> If you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact >> me. >> >> Regards, >> >> -- >> Louis Zammit Mangion >> Department of Physics >> University of Malta, >> Msida MSD 2080, >> MALTA. >> Tel: (+356) 23402454 >> Fax: (+356) 21312110 >> email: [email protected] >> >> Ramon Casha wrote: >> >>> Dear Ms Spiteri, >>> >>> I read about the article on the Times about the supercomputer lab being >>> set up within the Department of Physics at University. I am very much >>> interested in this project. I am the founder and a member of the Malta Linux >>> User Group, and have followed at a distance the development of massively >>> parallel processing, particularly using Linux, BSD and other open source >>> software. >>> >>> I wonder whether any other information is available about this project, >>> particularly which systems will be used in its implementation. If you could >>> direct me to the person(s) who are responsible for implementing this project >>> I'd be very grateful. >>> >>> Ramon Casha >>> >> >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ > MLUG-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://linux.org.mt/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list > > > > _______________________________________________ > MLUG-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://linux.org.mt/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list > >
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