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Article: Berkeley lab supercomputer will undergo extensive upgrade
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- University Wire
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- November 5, 2002
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(Daily Californian) (U-WIRE) BERKELEY, Calif. -- The Lawrence Berkeley
National Laboratory announced drastic increases in the processing
capabilities of one of its largest supercomputers yesterday, to be
made in conjunction with IBM.
The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Research Scientific
Computing Center, located at Berkeley lab, will upgrade its supercomputer
to process information at a rate of 10 trillion calculations per second.
Berkeley lab spokesperson Jon Bashor said he predicted the lab may
move up from its No. 5 position on the Top 500 Supercomputer Sites
List.
The list, which is updated every six months, rates the most powerful
computer systems ...