Re: OT: Supercomputer built from Raspberry Pis and Lego

2012-09-14 Thread Alejandro Tejada
I though that the first reply should have been written by Richard Gaskin. :-D Al -- View this message in context: http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/OT-Supercomputer-built-from-Raspberry-Pis-and-Lego-tp4654980p4655040.html Sent from the Revolution - User mailing list archive

Re: OT: Supercomputer built from Raspberry Pis and Lego

2012-09-14 Thread Richard Gaskin
Alejandro Tejada wrote: I though that the first reply should have been written by Richard Gaskin. :-D I think I missed it. Hope it was good. While I think this is a super computer, I'm not sure I'd call it a supercomputer. But if it is, it furthers the dominance of Linux in the

Re: OT: Supercomputer built from Raspberry Pis and Lego

2012-09-14 Thread Mark Wieder
Richard- Friday, September 14, 2012, 6:09:05 PM, you wrote: While I think this is a super computer, I'm not sure I'd call it a supercomputer. From the comments... It is called a supercomputer because it is made of Lego, and clearly, this is a super way to make a computer. -- -Mark Wieder

OT: Supercomputer built from Raspberry Pis and Lego

2012-09-13 Thread Mark Wieder
http://boingboing.net/2012/09/13/supercomputer-built-from-raspb.html Professor Cox adds: “The first test we ran – well obviously we calculated Pi on the Raspberry Pi using MPI, which is a well-known first test for any new supercomputer.” No further comment because mine's *still* backordered.