> On 06/ 1/10 11:59 PM, Edward Martinez wrote: > > I just read AMD opterons and Linux is powering the > worlds fastest supercomputer. If the x86 platform and > Linux now has the capacity to produce this type of > results, where does this leave Power and SPARC > platfroms? > > > http://www.marketwatch.com/story/amd-opterontm-process > or-again-dominates-top500-2010-05-31?reflink=MW_news_s > tmp > > > > The graphics here are interesting: > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/10187248.stm > > -- > Ian. > > _______________________________________________ > opensolaris-discuss mailing list > opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org >
They are indeed interesting, but what I find more interesting is that there are more X86 platforms running linux then there are POWER platform running AIX and SPARC platforms running Linux/Solaris. when looked under "By Processor" from the top tabs" SO, this makes me ask if POWER and SPARC platforms running AIX and SOLARIS are more superior then x86 platform running Linux, then why are they not being used more to build supercomputers? http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/10187248.stm -- This message posted from opensolaris.org _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
