ASCI Blue Pacific supercomputer
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(Excerpted from: “The Laboratory in the News,” Science & Technology Review, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, January/February 2000.)
On October 28, 1999, Lawrence Livermore and IBM celebrated the “coming of age” of their Blue Pacific supercomputer with a special ceremony at the Laboratory. This machine, part of the Department of Energy’s Accelerated Strategic Computing Initiative (ASCI) has been developed and delivered in several stages over the past three years. It has become a mature and powerful tool for maintaining the safety, reliability, and performance of the nation’s nuclear stockpile.
Created by IBM, Blue Pacific performs at nearly 4 trillion operations per second, applying all of its 5,856 processors in parallel to a single computational problem. The massive supercomputer is connected by nearly 8 kilometers (5 miles) of cable and occupies an area covering some 750 square meters (8,000 square feet).
With all of the critical elements—software and code development, a functional problem-solving environment, interconnect and communication capabilities, data storage facilities—now in place, ASCI’s Blue Pacific has emerged as a fully functional supercomputer to help fulfill the requirements of DOE’s Stockpile Stewardship Program.
The October ceremony included presentations by Laboratory Director Bruce Tarter, DOE Deputy Assistant Secretary for Research, Development, and Simulation Gilbert G. Weigand, and IBM Senior Vice President for Technology and Manufacturing Nicholas M. Donofrio. A sampling of breakthrough research calculations performed on the new computer was highlighted.
The ceremony also included a preview of Option White, currently being built by IBM as an extension of Blue Pacific. Able to perform 10 trillion operations per second, Option White has three times the capacity and capabilities of Blue Pacific. It is scheduled for demonstration in March 2000, with delivery to Lawrence Livermore planned for the summer of 2000. -
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siao...Originally posted by petlover4441:Created by IBM, Blue Pacific performs at nearly 4 trillion operations per second, applying all of its 5,856 processors in parallel to a single computational problem. The massive supercomputer is connected by nearly 8 kilometers (5 miles) of cable and occupies an area covering some 750 square meters (8,000 square feet). -
Created by IBM, Blue Pacific performs at nearly 4 trillion operations per second, applying all of its 5,856 processors in parallel to a single computational problem. The massive supercomputer is connected by nearly 8 kilometers (5 miles) of cable and occupies an area covering some 750 square meters (8,000 square feet).
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