Re: Blue Gene

From: John Clark (jonkc@worldnet.att.net)
Date: Mon Dec 06 1999 - 14:06:19 MST


Robert J. Bradbury <bradbury@www.aeiveos.com> Wrote:

> The protein folding problem is *much* more difficult than nanoscale design

True, in fact very few problems are is hard as protein folding, that why I was so
impressed. I think it's interesting that until about a decade ago biology was the
only area of scientific research where computers did not play a major part, now
the largest computer of all (by far) will be engaged in it exclusively.

>1 million processors works out to 32K chips, figuring 16 chips per board
>works out to 2048 boards. It isn't going to fit on my desk but it will fit in a
>couple of racks.

It still won't fit on your desk but It will have 64 chips or 2048 processors on each
mother board.

    John K Clark jonkc@att.net



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