Tuesday, 6. November 2007
Topic: COMPUTER - on November 6, 2007 at 10:09:00 AM CET
SiCortex does desktop supercomputer
Supercomputing youngster SiCortex has done the inevitable by popping out a pint-sized version of its cluster in a container.
The new SC072 - code-named "Catapult" - fits 72 processors into a deskside unit that starts at less than $15,000. The system is a no brainer for SiCortex since it provides a more a digestible option for engineers, developers and those hoping to take the company's weird hardware for a test drive. In addition, the more compact unit lets SiCortex tap into a trend pioneered by now deceased Orion Multisystems of selling supercomputer class machines in a near PC form factor.
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