Need Help Putting Computer Together?

[kokopup]

I'm well aware of the work that can be accomplished by distributed computer systems and clusters. I worked for GE Engineering Services for 25 years and we had a computer system called the DMC ( distributed Micro Computer) We had Hundreds of these all sharing work over a reflective memory network with Vax computer clusters suppling man machine interface and recipes. By your definition these would be supercomputers. These would be capacity computers or quasi-supercomputers.

My problems is the use of the term Supercomputer to describe a cluster of independent computers preforming complex task. These are Quasi-Supercomputers and do not come close to the true computing power of a true supercomputer that is a Capability computer manufactured by the likes of Cray, IBM, or HP. I guess the word Supercomputer is a little over worked in todays world because even Google uses a quasi-supercomputer for their search engine. I may be a little sensitive about this subject because I have worked around a
true Supercomputer and the one described in this writeup does not meet my criteria. Compared to some of the computers I have worked with, the PC I am posting with is a Supercomputer.

[lizbud]

Here's a description of the old & the new Supercomputors being used
today.

http://www.purdue.edu/uns/x/2008a/08...ySICortex.html

[kokopup]

While there is nothing new about the push for Green everything, Sometimes the added cost is hard to justify. The link below speaks for it's self.

The type of Computing offered by sicortex was more the quasi_supercomputer used for the information systems type of servers.

You might find this link of interest.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-10250960-54.html