Comments on: I'm Sold on the Petaflop, What Now? http://www.lifeintheshortlane.com/2009/03/im-sold-on-the-petaflop-what-now/ Mon, 14 Feb 2011 04:29:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Margo http://www.lifeintheshortlane.com/2009/03/im-sold-on-the-petaflop-what-now/comment-page-1/#comment-653 Margo Thu, 19 Mar 2009 02:17:00 +0000 http://lifeintheshortlane123.wordpress.com/2009/03/15/im-sold-on-the-petaflop-what-now/#comment-653 Bettyl, Now that's a business IBM should be investing in. Bettyl, Now that’s a business IBM should be investing in.

]]> By: bettyl http://www.lifeintheshortlane.com/2009/03/im-sold-on-the-petaflop-what-now/comment-page-1/#comment-652 bettyl Wed, 18 Mar 2009 21:44:00 +0000 http://lifeintheshortlane123.wordpress.com/2009/03/15/im-sold-on-the-petaflop-what-now/#comment-652 Oops. Sorry. I thought you were talking about pet-flaps (you know, those holes in the door that let the cat come in whenever he wants). Oops. Sorry. I thought you were talking about pet-flaps (you know, those holes in the door that let the cat come in whenever he wants).

]]> By: Margo http://www.lifeintheshortlane.com/2009/03/im-sold-on-the-petaflop-what-now/comment-page-1/#comment-651 Margo Tue, 17 Mar 2009 11:22:00 +0000 http://lifeintheshortlane123.wordpress.com/2009/03/15/im-sold-on-the-petaflop-what-now/#comment-651 cobaltqube, thank you so much for providing the real, scientific definition. I'm still scratching my head and going, "huh?" - but that is a pretty common thing for me! thanks again! cobaltqube, thank you so much for providing the real, scientific definition. I’m still scratching my head and going, “huh?” – but that is a pretty common thing for me! thanks again!

]]> By: Cobaltqube http://www.lifeintheshortlane.com/2009/03/im-sold-on-the-petaflop-what-now/comment-page-1/#comment-650 Cobaltqube Tue, 17 Mar 2009 08:07:00 +0000 http://lifeintheshortlane123.wordpress.com/2009/03/15/im-sold-on-the-petaflop-what-now/#comment-650 Hope this helps.. Here is what little I know from computer stuff I have learned over the years.. <br/><br/>FL.O.P.S is an acronym meaning FLoating Point Operations Per Second. I guess it should really be FPOPS but Flops prob tested better in focus groups and the like.. <br/><br/>The flops are like akin to horsepower or RPM in as it is a performance gauge for a computer processor. In your measure of a PC and a Calculator a calc is prob a few flops (1 or 2) while current machines like my present linux desktop is in the Mid 30's giga-flops range with a quad core intel chip and lastly the SETI Computer Network in Berkeley, CA is almost 650 Tera Flops. <br/><br/>Heck if you are a PC Gamer and hav a good graphics card your card alone can break 2.0 - 2.5 Tflops.<br/><br/>Borrowed from the Wikipedia on Petaflop: On May 25, 2008, an American military supercomputer built by IBM, named 'Roadrunner', reached the computing milestone of one petaflop by processing more than 1.026 quadrillion calculations per second. It headed the June, 2008[4] and November, 2008[5] TOP500 list of the most powerful supercomputers (excluding grid computers). The computer's name, Roadrunner, refers to the state bird of New Mexico.[6] Hope this helps.. Here is what little I know from computer stuff I have learned over the years..

FL.O.P.S is an acronym meaning FLoating Point Operations Per Second. I guess it should really be FPOPS but Flops prob tested better in focus groups and the like..

The flops are like akin to horsepower or RPM in as it is a performance gauge for a computer processor. In your measure of a PC and a Calculator a calc is prob a few flops (1 or 2) while current machines like my present linux desktop is in the Mid 30′s giga-flops range with a quad core intel chip and lastly the SETI Computer Network in Berkeley, CA is almost 650 Tera Flops.

Heck if you are a PC Gamer and hav a good graphics card your card alone can break 2.0 – 2.5 Tflops.

Borrowed from the Wikipedia on Petaflop: On May 25, 2008, an American military supercomputer built by IBM, named ‘Roadrunner’, reached the computing milestone of one petaflop by processing more than 1.026 quadrillion calculations per second. It headed the June, 2008[4] and November, 2008[5] TOP500 list of the most powerful supercomputers (excluding grid computers). The computer’s name, Roadrunner, refers to the state bird of New Mexico.[6]

]]> By: Margo http://www.lifeintheshortlane.com/2009/03/im-sold-on-the-petaflop-what-now/comment-page-1/#comment-649 Margo Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:46:00 +0000 http://lifeintheshortlane123.wordpress.com/2009/03/15/im-sold-on-the-petaflop-what-now/#comment-649 OllieMcKay, You're right... that's the only thing that makes sense. Maybe they are the geniuses!<br/><br/>Sherry, Doesn't sound like, but maybe it is? <br/><br/>melissa, maybe we need to come up with the APF - the anti-petaflop<br/><br/>Marie, Be sure to let me know if you spot them in France. We'll keep each other posted. OllieMcKay, You’re right… that’s the only thing that makes sense. Maybe they are the geniuses!

Sherry, Doesn’t sound like, but maybe it is?

melissa, maybe we need to come up with the APF – the anti-petaflop

Marie, Be sure to let me know if you spot them in France. We’ll keep each other posted.

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