Qcdoc: Quantum Chromodynamics on a Chip

QCDOC was a massively parallel, custom-built machine. It consisted of low-power processing elements (500 MHz 440 PowerPC).It was capable of focusing significant computing resources on relatively small but extremely demanding problems in the field of quantum physics. | Continue reading


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CM-200 Connection Machine

THE CM-200 WAS THE FIRST CONNECTION MACHINE SYSTEM TO BE INSTALLED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.Launched as the UK's national supercomputing service in February 1992, the CM-200 was the most powerful – and most high-profile – computing facility available in the country. | Continue reading


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